Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists Grade one patients aged eighteen to thirty years requiring bilateral orthodontic premolar extraction and willing to provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with allergy to nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs, history of peptic ulcer disease, pregnant or lactating women, history of respiratory illness, cases requiring open extraction and patients unwilling to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative pain intensity following orthodontic premolar extraction assessed using Visual Analog ScaleTimepoint: Time Points: Postoperative day 1 (24 hours), postoperative day 2 (48 hours), and postoperative day 3 (72 hours) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wound healing following orthodontic premolar extraction assessed using Landry Turnbull & Howley healing indexTimepoint: postoperative day 7;Rescue analgesic consumption recorded as number of ibuprofen tablets taken after extractionTimepoint: Within 72 hours (postoperative days 1 3) following orthodontic premolar extraction;Adverse effects related to transdermal diclofenac & ketoprofen patches including local skin reactions & systemic effectsTimepoint: From time of patch application up to 72 hours (postoperative days 1 3) | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India