Is Therapeutic Elastic Bandage As Effective As Corticosteroids Following Third Molar Surgery?
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-11-21
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
In this study; Among the patients randomized because of severe postoperative sequelae
expected as a result of radiological and clinical examinations; nonsteroid antiinflammatory
drug prescribed group compared with preoperative single dose intraoral submucosal
corticosteroid administration and therapeutic elastic bandage application considering
inflammatory symptoms' severity and health related quality of life following surgical removal
of impacted third molars. The study hypothesis was formed stating that corticosteroid
injection and elastic bandage application would reduce the inflammatory symptoms more than
NSAID.