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Efficacy of sub-mucosal injection of chymotrypsin, oral serratiopeptidase and oral corticosteroids for reduction postoperative complications following impacted lower third molars surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled clinical trial

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
1.Adult healthy patients who were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) group I and required surgical extraction of unilateral or bilateral complete impacted mandibular third molars.
lower third molar surgery
oral corticosteroids
chymotrypsin
oral serratiopeptidase
Registration Number
TCTR20200828006
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Technology
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

1.Adult healthy patients who were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) group I and required surgical extraction of unilateral or bilateral complete impacted mandibular third molars.
2.All subjects had to presented with the same surgical difficulty concerning similar bone impaction and had the same classification in relation to the occlusal surface of the neighboring second molar (Class B: the impacted teeth are partly buried in the bone, or the occlusal plane of the impacted tooth is between the occlusal plane and the neighboring tooth's cervical line).

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patient administered other drugs such as NSAIDS and steroids.
2.Patient has allergy to the drugs used in this study.
3.Pregnant patient or a patient with lactation.
4.Immunocompromized patients with diabetic or hypertension (from patient’s history).
5.Patients with irradiated maxillofacial region.
6.Mentally challenged patients and patients unable to come for follow up visits.
7. patients with acute and subacute pericoronitis

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pain and facial swlling 2 days, 3 days and 5 days visual analaoque sacle
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
mouth opening day tape methods in millimeters
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