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

Not Applicable
Conditions
Pathological conditions signs and symptoms
Registration Number
RBR-4xjvsqh
Lead Sponsor
niversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruitment completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
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

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

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean difference in mouth opening evaluated in millimeters comparing D1 to D7 on the test and control sides
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative pain control assessed by visual and numerical analog scale (<5)
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