Comparison of the Use of Dexamethasone and Diclofenac Sodium in Immediate Post-Operative Care in Third Molar Surgery

Launched by HOSPITAL GERAL DE VILA PENTEADO · Feb 28, 2016

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STUDY DESIGN

Clinical double-blind, randomized, split-mouth trial. This study was submitted to and approved by the Human Research Ethics Committees of Hospital Geral de Vila Penteado under CAA Protocol: 34824714.8.0000.5446.

MASKING AND RANDOMIZATION

To ensure that the patient, the main researcher, the surgeon and the statistician were unaware of what drug would be used postoperatively, dexamethasone (4 mg) and diclofenac sodium (50 mg) were prepared in capsules of the same color and size, stored in similar vials and coded as drug No. 1 or drug No. 2. The drugs used in different procedur...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • - Patients had to have four third molars indicating the need for extraction and in any position of impact, as long as there was symmetry between the two sides.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with a history of alcoholism, drug use, antihistamine drugs, antidepressants, cimetidine or any drug that could interfere with the painful sensitivity of the patient.
• • Patients with systemic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, allergy to any component of the formula, sulfa drugs and also pregnant women, nursing mothers, persons experiencing dental fear and children were excluded.
• • Patients who had pericoronitis and/or radiolucent images associated with the teeth to be extracted