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To check the efficiency of two different routes (into the vein and into the muscle) of a medicine that will reduce swelling, pain and improve mouth opening after wisdom tooth removal. The medicine is dexamethasone and it reduces signs of inflammation.

Phase 3
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/10/016164
Lead Sponsor
Mehul Saha
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Impacted mandibular third molars with Pell and Gregory classification Class II or III and Level B or C on the radiograph and Pederson difficulty index of Moderately Difficult (5-6).

2. Subjects would be healthy individuals, 18 years of age or older and with AHA score I.

3. Subjects who would not require any prophylactic antibiotics or analgesics.

4. Subjects who would be travelling within 10km radius of the hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with signs of active infection (fever/pus discharge/palpable and painful lymph nodes).

2. Immunocompromised subjects.

3. Medically compromised subjects (ASA score II, III, IV, V)

4. History of allergy to the drug used.

5. Pregnancy or lactation.

6. Those who use other drugs during the observation period (anticoagulants/antiepileptics/steroids/antifungals/antibiotics/analgesics).

7. Those who refuse to take part in the study or come for regular follow up.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Facial measurement, mouth opening and pain level would be recorded pre operatively and swelling, pain and trismus would be measured on first, third and seventh postoperative days.Timepoint: Facial measurement, mouth opening and pain level would be recorded pre operatively and swelling, pain and trismus would be measured on first, third and seventh postoperative days.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of patient comfort after surgical removal of wisdom toothTimepoint: Evaluation of patient comfort on first, third and seventh day after surgical removal of wisdom tooth
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