Clinical Trial: Effect of Preoperative Long-Acting Corticosteroids on Pain, Swelling, and Trismus After Impacted Lower Third Molar Surgery

U.S., March 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07450638) titled 'Effect of Preoperative Long-Acting Corticosteroids on Pain, Swelling, and Trismus After Impacted Lower Third Molar Surgery' on Feb. 15.

Brief Summary: This study evaluated whether giving a single dose of long-acting corticosteroids before wisdom tooth surgery reduces pain, facial swelling, and limited jaw opening (trismus) after surgery. Adult patients aged 18-35 undergoing impacted lower wisdom tooth removal were randomly assigned to receive either 8 mg dexamethasone or a placebo before surgery. Pain, swelling, and jaw mobility were measured at several time points after surgery. The study aimed to determine if preoperative corticos...