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Assessment of quality of life pain and mouth opening after wisdom tooth extraction using different oral dexamethasone protocols

Evaluation of quality of life pain and trismus after lower third molar extraction using different oral dexamethasone protocols

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4xjvsqh
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-12-02
Start date
2021-04-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Pathological conditions signs and symptoms

Interventions

This is a split-mouth study, the definition of the groups was carried out in a randomized manner and the interval between the surgeries performed was 15 days. Control side: 10 patients will undergo lo
dexamethasone

Sponsors

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
16 Years to 39 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients between 16 and 39 years old; ASA I, according to the criteria of the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA); requiring bilateral extraction of lower third molars; dental elements that present similar positioning; impacted teeth Classes 1 and 2; A and B by Pell and Gregory; non-smokers.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of pericoronitis in the lower third molar region; allergy to any of the medications used.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean difference in mouth opening evaluated in millimeters comparing D1 to D7 on the test and control sides

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative pain control assessed by visual and numerical analog scale (<5)

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactThais Bahia
pimentelthais@outlook.com+5521992714918

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)