evaluation of the postoperative pain following application of the green tea-impregnated gauze after surgical extraction of the impacted mandibular third molar. Other acute postprocedural pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: All the surgeries will be performed by an experienced surgeon using the same protocol: the povidone-iodine solution will be applied to the surgical site
2% lidocaine?and?1:80,000 epinephrine (Iran, Tehran, Exir) will be used to block the inferior alveolar and long buccal nerves
a mucoperiosteal envelop flap will be created using a standard incision
if needed, bone removal, tooth sectioning, and bone recontouring will be performed with a low-speed hand-piece under sufficient sterile solution irrigation
following tooth removal the socket will be irrigated with 60 ml of saline
the flap will be sutured using 3–0 silk sutures. Green tea extract-impregnated sterile gauze will be used after removing the right or left tooth, according to the randomized order specified before and
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Having bilateral impacted mandibular third molar with the same difficulty based on the spatial direction of the teeth (mesioangular) on preoperative panoramic radiography Having bilateral impacted mandibular third molar with the same difficulty based on the depth of impaction (Pell & Gregory classifications/type B) on preoperative panoramic radiography Having bilateral impacted mandibular third molar with the same difficulty based on the relationship with the anterior border of the ramus (class 1) on preoperative panoramic radiography
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: having allergy to green tea products being younger than 18 years old or having more than 30 years of age receiving other drugs like antibiotics, analgesics, and herbal therapy for pain/ infection in the last 30 days presence of any kind of lesion (benign or malignant) in the site of surgery before surgery pregnancy and/or lactation systemic health problems presence or history of pain in the maxillofacial region like temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) or myofascial pain and dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) before surgery presence of pulpitis drug addiction (methamphetamine, ephedrine, or cocaine)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of the pain based on Visual analogue scale (VAS). Timepoint: evaluation of the severity of the pain 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: using Visual analogue scale (VAS).;Number of analgesics (ibuprofen) used after surgery. Timepoint: 6, 12, 24,and 48 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: asking the patient. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMilad Etemadi Shalamzari
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed