ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2022
Sub-mucosal Dexamethasone for Post-operative Pain and Oedema Control in Lower Third Molar Surgery.
Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Postoperative Oral Dexamethasone and Its Effects on Pain, Trismus, and Quality of Life After Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized Triple-Blind Split-Mouth Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Surgical excision of the problematic mandibular third molars causes substantial tissue damage and an inflammatory response. Discomfort and edema are common postoperative signs and symptoms caused by the latter. To find out whether dexamethasone may help with the edema and pain that come along with the surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars, researchers have performed clinical studies. Methods: Twenty individuals with bilaterally affected mandibular third molars who were scheduled for extraction participated in a prospective trial. At two separate sessions, teeth were raised and cut after buccal ostectomy. Since the surgical operation on the left foot, both patients were administered a mixture of 4 mg dexamethasone submucosal injection and antibiotics for 3 days. On the 1 Results: At the 1 Conclusions: The current report offers empirical proof that administering a 4 mg dexamethasone submucosal injection during surgery greatly reduced post-surgical edema and discomfort.
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