Efficacy of immediate postoperative intramasseteric dexamethasone injection on postoperative swelling after mandibular impacted third molar surgery: A preliminary split-mouth study

DERECİ Ö., Tuzuner-Oncul A. M., KOÇER G., Yuce E., Askar M., ÖZTÜRK A.

JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.66, no.3, pp.320-323, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 66 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.320-323
  • Keywords: Dexamethasone, Oedema, Third molar, Intramuscular injection, INTRAMUSCULAR DEXAMETHASONE, PAIN, CORTICOSTEROIDS, SUBMUCOSAL, REMOVAL, METHYLPREDNISOLONE, PREVENTION, EXTRACTION, TRISMUS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of immediate intramasseteric injection of dexamethasone on postoperative oedema.