Comparison between kinesio taping and intravenous dexamethasone over post operative effect after removal unerupted lower third molar.
- Conditions
- Impacted teeth, ,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/03/041260
- Lead Sponsor
- Manipal college of dental sciences Manipal
- Brief Summary
Evaluation of the patient - Thorough history and clinical examination shall be taken from the patient including details of the associated comorbidities. After thorough Radiographic evaluation and diagnosis difficulty index of the impacted tooth will be assessed bilateral side. Patient will be categorized into test and control group by chit randomization. After randomization in the test group surgical extraction of tooth will be performed on patient under local anaesthesia. Immediately after surgical extraction of tooth skin will be cleaned and three equal strips of kinesio tape to be applied extending from the supraclavicular to the position of highest swelling and in control group intravenous 8mg dexamethasone administration will be given pre operatively as per standard OPD protocol. The test group will not be receiving intravenous dexamethasone administration and only kinesio tape will be applied over the surgical site extra orally. Rescue medications will be given to patient of only test group after the procedure and will be advised to take in case of inadequate control of edema and pain.
At first visit only one side will be addressed, the other side procedure will be done after healing of previously operated area i.e. approximately after 15 days. Post operatively routine antibiotics – tablet Augmentin and metronidazole and analgesics – tablet combiflam will be given for the patients as the standard regimen.
KT is placed along the direction of the lymphatic duct over the sub-mental, submandibular, cervical, pre-auricular, and parotid lymph nodes. All taping procedures will be accomplished by the same operating surgeons. Removal of KT will be done on third postoperative day along with wound inspection and chlorhexidine irrigation as per our OPD routine standard protocol. Measurements of post-operative edema, trismus and assessment of pain will be done twice postoperatively in OPD on POD-3 and POD-7 in both groups.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
- Student population preferred over others.
- Patient who have bilateral mandibular third molar impaction with difficulty index greater than 5.
- Patients with no systemic illness.
- Patients who are willing to get surgery done under local anesthesia in OPD.
- Patient who are well oriented to time, space and should be able to give consent.
- Patients with a history of systemic illness.
- Patients with age < 18years and > 40years Pregnant patients and lactating women.
- Patients with known allergy to drugs.
- Patients with history of allergy to tape.
- Patients who are not willing to shave facial hair before surgery.
- Patients with swelling due to active infection or Pericoronitis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effectiveness of kinesio tape in reduction of post-operative edema, trismus and pain when compared with intravenous administration of dexamethasone Effectiveness of kinesio tape in reduction of post-operative edema, trismus and pain when compared with intravenous administration of dexamethasone. | swelling, trismus and pain will be assessed baseline, post operative day 3 and post operative day 7.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disadvantages of kinesio taping from esthetic aspect of the patient and their acceptance of kinesio tape over steroids post operatively 1. post operative day 3
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Manipal college of dental sciences, Manipal
🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India
Manipal college of dental sciences, Manipal🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, IndiaAbhijith S MPrincipal investigator9535060459maxfacs20@gmail.com