Evaluating the effectiveness of using a single immediate postoperative intramuscular Dexamethasone injection on pain, swelling, trismus and tissue healing in the first seven days. Methods: A split mouth technique on 16 patients with bilateral similar impacted mandibular third molar were extracted; one side was given 8mg intramuscular injection of dexamethasone (study group) and the other side wasn't given injection (control group) and compare of the two sides were done in the following seven days.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
single 8mg post-operative intramuscular injection
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq
post operative pain changes
measurement of change in pain on visual scale analog from 10 to 1 , 10 mean the worst pain and 1 is least pain
Time frame: each participant was seen at 1st, 3rd and 7th post-operative days
Change in post operative swelling
The swelling was measured between two points marked on skin in millimeters using ruler
Time frame: each participant was seen at 1st, 3rd and 7th post-operative days
Post operative Change in mouth opening
The distance between upper and lower incisors was measured in millimeters using ruler
Time frame: each participant was seen at 1st, 3rd and 7th post-operative days
Tissue healing
Healing of extraction site was assessed by using Landry, Turnbull and Howley index
Time frame: Healing was assessed on the 7th postoperative day
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