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

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King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry

Jeddah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia