Pain intensity and number of analgesics used by patients after impacted mandibular third molar surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients must be over 16 years old. Patients who according to the category ASA are in group 1or 2. People who have not taken any painkillers a week before surgery. The patient should not have any infection or pain or other medical problems in the week before surgery. All the patients have at least one impacted mandibular third molar detected by a panoramic radiograph. The impacted teeth categorized as class II relationship, position ‘B’ angulation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient who has not any gastrointestinal diseases. Impacted tooth has no symptom. Procedure prolonged more than 30. The patient is pregnant or breastfeeding. The patient has a physical or mental disability. Patient with a history of allergies or contraindications for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. During the study period, the patient develops a complication that interferes with his treatment. The patient is taking medication due to a disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity in patients in Ketorolac group. Timepoint: Measurement of patients' pain intensity before surgery and after surgery with an interval of one hour until 12 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: VAS.;Pain intensity in patients in Dexamethasone group. Timepoint: Measurement of patients' pain intensity before surgery and after surgery with an interval of one hour until 12 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: VAS.;Pain intensity of group patients in control. Timepoint: Measurement of patients' pain intensity before surgery and after surgery with an interval of one hour until 12 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: VAS.;Number of Analgesics in the Ketorolac group. Timepoint: Immediately after surgery up to 72 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Number of pills by day.;Number of Analgesics in Dexamethasone group. Timepoint: Immediately after surgery up to 72 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Number of pills by day.;Number of analgesics used in the control group. Timepoint: Immediately after surgery up to 72 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Number of pills by day. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences