Darpan Bhargava1, K Sreekumar, Ashwini Deshpande. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's College of Dental Sciences & Research Center, People's Campus, Bhanpur, Bhopal 462037, Madhya Pradesh, India, emaildarpan@gmail.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: A prospective randomised double-blind study was undertaken to compare the effects of intra-space injection of 'Twin mix' versus intraoral-submucosal, intramuscular, intravenous and per-oral administration of dexamethasone on post-operative sequelae after mandibular impacted third molar surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A randomised double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients with class II position B impaction of mandibular third molars. Sixty transalveolar extractions were performed prospectively with ten patients randomly allocated to each of the six study groups (group T: intra-space injection of Twin mix; group S: submucosal dexamethasone; group M: intramuscular dexamethasone; group V: intravenous dexamethasone; group O: per-oral dexamethasone; group C: control group, no dexamethasone). A ten-point visual analogue scale was used to assess the overall pain intensity/patient discomfort, and specific facial measurements were recorded to assess the post-operative facial swelling. Maximal mouth opening was compared pre and post-operatively to assess the trismus. RESULTS:Mean operative visual analogue scale scores did not show statistical variation, and post-operative visual scores indicated better patient comfort in the steroid groups with statistically significant difference between group T and the control group on the first, third and the seventh post-operative day. Mean increase in distances between tragus and soft tissue menton to assess facial swelling showed strong statistically significant difference between the first and the third post-operative day between the control group and group T (p value <0.0001). Association of trismus was found less with the steroid treatment groups when compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: Steroid groups had a better clinical outcome with improved quality of life post-operatively when compared to the nonsteroid study group. Intra-space injection of dexamethasone in pterigomandibular space as Twin mix was found to have similar clinical effects as conventional methods of administering steroids via intraoral-submucosal, intramuscular, intravenous and per-oral routes. This, however, is a small study which would now benefit from larger numbers.
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INTRODUCTION: A prospective randomised double-blind study was undertaken to compare the effects of intra-space injection of 'Twin mix' versus intraoral-submucosal, intramuscular, intravenous and per-oral administration of dexamethasone on post-operative sequelae after mandibular impacted third molar surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A randomised double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients with class II position B impaction of mandibular third molars. Sixty transalveolar extractions were performed prospectively with ten patients randomly allocated to each of the six study groups (group T: intra-space injection of Twin mix; group S: submucosal dexamethasone; group M: intramuscular dexamethasone; group V: intravenous dexamethasone; group O: per-oral dexamethasone; group C: control group, no dexamethasone). A ten-point visual analogue scale was used to assess the overall pain intensity/patient discomfort, and specific facial measurements were recorded to assess the post-operative facial swelling. Maximal mouth opening was compared pre and post-operatively to assess the trismus. RESULTS: Mean operative visual analogue scale scores did not show statistical variation, and post-operative visual scores indicated better patient comfort in the steroid groups with statistically significant difference between group T and the control group on the first, third and the seventh post-operative day. Mean increase in distances between tragus and soft tissue menton to assess facial swelling showed strong statistically significant difference between the first and the third post-operative day between the control group and group T (p value <0.0001). Association of trismus was found less with the steroid treatment groups when compared to the control group. CONCLUSION:Steroid groups had a better clinical outcome with improved quality of life post-operatively when compared to the nonsteroid study group. Intra-space injection of dexamethasone in pterigomandibular space as Twin mix was found to have similar clinical effects as conventional methods of administering steroids via intraoral-submucosal, intramuscular, intravenous and per-oral routes. This, however, is a small study which would now benefit from larger numbers.
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