RT Journal Article
T1 Comparative Study between the Combination of Dexamethasone and Bupivacaine for Third Molar Surgery Postoperative Pain: A Triple-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial
A1 Javier Quesada-Bravo, Francisco
A1 Rocio Garcia-Carricondo, Ana
A1 Espin-Galvez, Fernando
A1 Fernandez-Sanchez, Carmen
A1 Fernandez-Gines, Damaso
A1 del Mar Requena-Mullor, Maria
A1 Alarcon-Rodriguez, Raquel
K1 third molar surgery
K1 bupivacaine
K1 dexamethasone
K1 submucosa
K1 postoperative pain
K1 Surgical extraction
K1 Corticosteroids
K1 Efficacy
K1 Sequelae
K1 Submucosal
K1 Analgesia
K1 Articaine
K1 Removal
K1 Relief
K1 Safety
AB Objectives: To compare the possible benefits of the combination of dexamethasone-bupivacaine with articaine-epinephrine as an anaesthetic block after third molar surgery. Materials and Methods: Triple-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel, phase 3 clinical trial. Two groups: experimental (93 patients) with standard anaesthetic block: 40/0.005 mg/mL articaine-epinephrine and submucosal reinforcement with 0.8 mg dexamethasone-5% bupivacaine; and control group (91 patients) with standard block: 40/0.005 mg/mL articaine-epinephrine. The surgery consisted of the extraction of the impacted mandibular third molar by performing a procedure following the same repeatable scheme. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to analyse postoperative pain. Results: Groups were homogeneous, without significant differences related to epidemiological variables. Postoperative pain among the first, second, and seventh postoperative days was statistically significantly lower in the experimental group compared to the control group (p
PB Mdpi
YR 2021
FD 2021-11-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24933
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24933
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 6, 2025