Postoperative Pain After Dexamethasone Injection by Two Techniques in Irreversible Pulpitis

NCT07755306 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2026-08-10

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Summary

The aim of this randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of dexamethasone in two different techniques on postoperative pain by dividing patients randomly into three groups:

* Group I: buccinator injection of dexamethasone.
* Group II: buccal infiltration of dexamethasone.
* Group III (Control): IANB using local anesthesia only post operative pain will be evaluated subjectively by patients by VAS score after procedure immediately and follow up for 12, 24 and 72 hours and frequency of analgesic intake

Conditions

  • Post Operative Pain, Acute

Interventions

DRUG

dexamethasone 8mg

8mg/2ml injected slowoly 30 sec for 1ml as single injection before the endotreatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abeer Abdelhakim Elgendy, Professor · Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University

  • Mahmoud Fahim, lecturer · Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University

  • salma masoud, master student · Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-26
Primary Completion
2025-12-26
Completion
2026-04-26

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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