Status:
RECRUITING
The Effect of Dexamethasone Submucosal Injection After Surgical Extraction of Lower Impacted Third Molars on Trismus and Edema
Lead Sponsor:
King Abdulaziz University
Conditions:
Swelling/ Edema
Trismus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
This clinical trial aims to investigate whether dexamethasone decreases edema and trismus in adults undergoing lower third molar surgical extraction. The main question it aims to answer is: Does dex...
Detailed Description
Patients will be randomly allocated to the test group or the control group by an allocation sequence that is done by the statistician. To ensure that the patient and OMFS resident are blinded in this...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with impacted lower third molars requiring surgical extraction.
- Adults over the age of 18 years old.
- American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) 1, and ASA 2
Exclusion
- Patients with preoperative intraoral or extraoral swelling.
- Patients requiring simple extraction (Class I group A according to Pell and ---Gregory classification).
- Patients with uncontrolled systemic disease such as uncontrolled diabetic - patients.
- Patients who are allergic to corticosteroids.
- Patients who are contraindicated to use corticosteroids such as uncontrolled diabetic patients, and osteoporotic patients.
- Patients who require extraction of additional teeth at the same visit.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06953440
Start Date
February 1 2024
End Date
June 30 2025
Last Update
May 1 2025
Active Locations (1)
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King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry
Jeddah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia