Year : 2016

Volume : Volume 6

Issue : Issue 1

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Dr. Hiral Shah
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Abstract

Background:  To determine the effect of submucosal Dexamethasone injection given pre-operatively in third molar surgery on facial swelling and trismus. Materials and Methods: Forty patients in the age group ranging from 20-40 years having impacted tooth were divided into two groups. Group A (20 patients) received prophylactic 4 mg submucosal Dexamethasone intraoral injection and group B (20 patients) acted as a control group who were not given any corticosteroid. Facial swelling and trismus were assessed at baseline (1st Day), 3rd and 7th postoperative day. Data was analyzed using SPSS-10. Results: It showed that the administration of the Dexamethasone has a statistically significant effect in reduction of facial swelling and trismus on third post-operative day (p < 0.05) in group A. At seventh day no facial swelling and trismus was found in both groups. Conclusion: Pre-operative 4 mg Dexamethasone submucosal intraoral injection had significant useful effect in reducing facial swelling and trismus.

Keywords: Dexamethasone, impaction, steroid, inflammation, inter-incisal opening, trismus.