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The Effectiveness of Using a Single Post-operative Intramuscular Dexamethasone Injection on Patients with Surgical Extraction of Lower Third Molar

NCT06809855 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2025-02-25

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Summary

Evaluating the effectiveness of using a single immediate postoperative intramuscular Dexamethasone injection on pain, swelling, trismus and tissue healing in the first seven days.

Methods: A split mouth technique on 16 patients with bilateral similar impacted mandibular third molar were extracted; one side was given 8mg intramuscular injection of dexamethasone (study group) and the other side wasn't given injection (control group) and compare of the two sides were done in the following seven days.

Conditions

  • Dexamethasone Administration
  • Post Extraction Complication

Interventions

DRUG

Dexamethasone

single 8mg post-operative intramuscular injection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yassir R. Al-khannaq

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-20
Primary Completion
2024-09-15
Completion
2024-10-16

Countries

  • Iraq

Study Locations

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