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TThis is a comparative clinical study which will be conducted in OMFS department of DIKIOHS, DUHS Ojha Karachi. In this study the investigators will be comparing the effect of dexamethasone on pain and edema when administered pre-operatively vs post-operatively following surgery of impacted lower 3rd molars. Time duration of this study will be 2 months. A total of 100 patients will be considered in this study which will be equally divided into two groups; group A and group B (50 in each group).Group A will receive dexamethasone 1 hour pre-operatively while group B will receive the same post-operatively. All surgeries will be performed by the same maxillofacial surgeon and duration of surgery will be around 30-45 mins.
To compare the effect of dexamethasone (IM; 8mg) administered pre-operatively versus post-operatively on pain and edema following surgical extraction of mesio-angularly impacted mandibular 3rd molars.
This is a comparative clinical study. This study will be conducted in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery department of DIKIOHS, DUHS Teaching Hospital, Ojha, Karachi, Pakistan. Time duration of this study will be 2 months. A total of 100 patients will be considered in the study (50 in each group). Sample size was calculated through OpenEpi, taking mean values of post-operative 3rd day swelling (cm) of group A (12.15±0.78), group B (13.85±0.78) [Ref #], 95% confidence interval (two sided) and 80% of the power of the test. The sample size came out to be 8 patients (4 in each group). The sampling technique is Convenience Sampling. Patients will be randomly distributed into two groups; Group A & Group B. Group A will receive dexamethasone 8mg Intra-muscularly 1 hour pre-operatively while Group B will receive the same immediately after surgery. All surgeries will be performed by the same maxillofacial surgeon and duration of surgery will be around 30-45 minutes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group A | Active Comparator | Group A will receive single dose of dexamethasone IM 8mg 1 hour pre-operatively. |
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| Group B | Active Comparator | Group B will receive a single dose of dexamethasone IM 8mg immediately after surgery. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Dexamethasone injection | Drug | Dexamethasone is a synthetic corticosteroid. Dexamethasone is an adequate measure for reducing pain and edema in the post-operative recuperation period following 3rd molar surgery. A single dose of IM 8mg dexamethasone will be used for each patient. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Edema of face in the mandibular region | edema will be assessed using a measuring tape in three facial planes (M1,M2,M3) M1: Tragus of Ear to Corner of Mouth M2: Tragus of Ear to Pogonion M3: Lateral Canthus of Eye to Angle of Mandible. | Change in edema will be assessed from baseline at 1st, 3rd and 7th day post-operatively |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Intensity of Pain in the extracted site: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) | Pain will be assessed using Visual Analog Scale (VAS). VAS is a psychometric response scale which can be used as a measurement instrument for subjective characteristics or attitudes that cannot be directly measured. It is graded from 0 to 10; 0 indicating "No pain" while 10 indicating "excruciating/ unbearable pain" | Change in the intensity of pain will be assessed from baseline to 1st, 3rd and 7th day post-operatively. |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Arfa Baig, FCPS | Contact | 03353046184 | arfa_awan@live.com | |
| Khadija Sultana, BDS | Contact | 03412252793 | khadijasultana97@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Arfa Baig, FCPS | DIKIOHS, DUHS | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan Institute Of Health Sciences, DUHS, Ojha | Karachi | Sindh | 75330 | Pakistan |
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| D002123 | Calcium Dobesilate |
| D015502 | Absorptiometry, Photon |
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| D006841 | Hydrocarbons, Aromatic |
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A total of 100 patients will be considered in this study which will be equally divided into two groups; group A and group B (50 in each group).Group A will receive dexamethasone 1 hour pre-operatively while group B will receive the same post-operatively.
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