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Study evaluating effectiveness of antibiotics in wisdom tooth removal surgery.

Prospective comparative evaluation of the efficacy of preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative administration of antibiotics in Mandibular third molar impaction surgery - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096297
Enrollment
150
Registered
2025-10-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K011- Impacted teeth

Interventions

Intervention1: Intravenous 1.2 gm amoxiclav: To assess the administration of intravenous 1.2 gm amoxiclav preoperatively, intraoperatively and postoperatively. along with standard protocol of oral ant

Sponsors

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: o Age - above 18 years of age o Radiographic evidence of crown formation and at least 1/3rd root development o Either Male or Female Gender o No antibiotic/anti-inflammatory drugs use for up to two weeks before the planned operation o Impacted mandibular third molar (which require trans alveolar extraction) with Pell Gregory Class I and II and Position A and B o Pederson difficulty index- moderately difficult

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient with history of any systemic illness such as diabetes, cancer, or organ failure including patients who have undergone radiotherapy, immunocompromised patients 2.Patients in which documented Penicillin allergy is present. 3. Pregnancy or lactation or patients taking oral contraceptive drugs. 4. Patients with pericoronitis or acute infection at the time of surgery such as pre-existing abscess or cellulitis characterized by frank purulence, erythema, induration, or trismus. 5.Impacted mandibular third molar with Pell Gregory- Class III and Position Cand Pederson difficulty index i.e., minimally and very difficult impactions 6.Patients who required antibiotics for some other systemic conditions 7.Patients who are active smokers 8.Patients currently on steroid therapy 9.Impacted third molars associated with any periapical cyst or pathology 10.Patients with episodes of diarrhoea after antibiotic therapy or any digestive diseases 11. Patients refusing to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative maximal inter-incisal mouth openingTimepoint: 1st, 3rd and 7th post-operative day

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative inflammatory and infectious symptomsTimepoint: 1st, 3rd and 7th post-operative day;Side Effects of antibioticsTimepoint: 1st, 3rd and 7th post-operative day;FeverTimepoint: 1st, 3rd and 7th post-operative day;Number of rescue analgesics takenTimepoint: 1st, 3rd and 7th post-operative day

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnjali Verma

ESIC Dental College and Hospital

anjaliverma1027@gmail.com8447801126

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026