Pre-emptive effect of dexamethasone injection and consumption on post-operative swelling, pain, and trismus after third molar surgery. A prospective, double blind and randomized study

Aim: To evaluate the preventative effect of intravenous 4 mg of dexamethasone and 8 mg oral dexamethasone on post-operative pain, swelling and trismus after the surgical extraction of mandibular third molars. Materials and methods: A randomized clinical trial comprised of 200 patients (control group...

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Main Authors: Pradeep D. Chaudhary, Sanjay Rastogi, Prashant Gupta, B. Niranjanaprasad Indra, Roy Thomas, Rupshikha Choudhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426815000081