Is Therapeutic Elastic Bandage As Effective As Corticosteroids Following Third Molar Surgery?

NCT ID: NCT04200885

Last Updated: 2019-12-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-05-02

Study Completion Date

2019-11-21

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Third Molar Surgery

Keywords

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Dexamethasone Applied Kinesiology Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents Teeth, Impacted Edema Trismus Postoperative Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Among the patients randomized because of severe postoperative sequelae expected as a result of radiological examination prior to surgical extraction of lower third molar teeth; postoperatively nonsteroid antiinflammatory drug prescribed group compared with preoperative single dose intraoral submucosal corticosteroid administration and postoperative therapeutic elastic bandage application.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Postoperative NSAID Prescription

Patients in this arm received common postoperative prescriptions following removal of their impacted third molars for seven days; twice a day 500 mg amoxicillin+125 mg clavulanic acid, twice a day 25 mg dexketoprofen trometamol and three times a day 1.5 mg/ml clorhexidine gluconate+1.2 mg/ml benzydamine hydrochloride containing 200 ml mouthwash.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dexketoprofen Trometamol

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients were instructed to record the number of drugs they used until the second and seventh postoperative days.

Preoperative Submucosal Corticosteroid Injection

Patients in this arm were administered 8mg/2ml dexamethasone 21-phosphate preoperatively after local anesthesia were obtained. Injection site was the depth of buccal sulcus near operation site. For the patients in this arm 25 mg dexketoprofen trometamol was excluded from postoperative prescription in order not to affect the anti-inflammatory effects of corticosteroid. Instead of NSAID, three times a day 500 mg paracetamol was prescribed. The patients were advised not to exceed maximal dosage of 3000 mg (6 tablets) in a day.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dexamethasone 21-Phosphate

Intervention Type DRUG

Injections were administered in the immediate preoperative period as a single shot.

Postoperative Therapeutic Elastic Bandage Application

In this arm the therapeutic elastic bandage applications were immediately performed after removal of mandibular third molars. The distance between tragus-lateral commissura line and supraclavicular lymph nodes was measured and the tapes were then cut into 5 tails. The base of the tape was placed on supraclavicular lymph nodes and tails were placed on the site to cover parotid, submandibular, submental and superficial cervical lymph nodes. The tapes were removed on postoperative second day.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Therapeutic Elastic Bandage

Intervention Type DEVICE

The bands' lengths were individually measured and divided into five equal parts up to 2/3 of their lengths to obtain fan-type shape.

Interventions

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Dexketoprofen Trometamol

Patients were instructed to record the number of drugs they used until the second and seventh postoperative days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Dexamethasone 21-Phosphate

Injections were administered in the immediate preoperative period as a single shot.

Intervention Type DRUG

Therapeutic Elastic Bandage

The bands' lengths were individually measured and divided into five equal parts up to 2/3 of their lengths to obtain fan-type shape.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Arveles 25 mg 20 tablets Dekort 8mg/2ml Intramuscular (IM)/ Intravenous (IV) Kinesio Tex Gold Fingerprint (FP)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18-65 years
* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class 1 physiological status
* Consistent radiological and clinical data
* Volunteered to participate in the study
* Surgical difficulty score above 5 which was determined according to Pederson scale.

Exclusion Criteria

* Being out of age range
* Analgesic or antibiotic therapy history in last 30 days due to symptoms of related third molar
* Smoking cigarette
* Any pathology associated with impacted third molar
* Active complaints on preoperative examination on the day of surgery
* Immunosuppressed or diagnosed with malignancy
* Diagnosed chronic diseases such as; Diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, cerebrovascular event, psychiatric diseases, coagulopathies
* Autoimmune diseases
* If total operation time exceeds 45 minutes
* Patients who could not attend regular follow-up visits
* Allergy to the medications prescribed or utilized in study protocol
* Inconsistent clinical and radiological data
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Aras Erdil

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nihat Akbulut, Assoc. Dr.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Locations

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Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Faculty of Dentistry

Tokat Province, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Ristow O, Hohlweg-Majert B, Sturzenbaum SR, Kehl V, Koerdt S, Hahnefeld L, Pautke C. Therapeutic elastic tape reduces morbidity after wisdom teeth removal--a clinical trial. Clin Oral Investig. 2014 May;18(4):1205-1212. doi: 10.1007/s00784-013-1067-3. Epub 2013 Aug 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23963616 (View on PubMed)

Alcantara CE, Falci SG, Oliveira-Ferreira F, Santos CR, Pinheiro ML. Pre-emptive effect of dexamethasone and methylprednisolone on pain, swelling, and trismus after third molar surgery: a split-mouth randomized triple-blind clinical trial. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Jan;43(1):93-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.05.016. Epub 2013 Jun 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23810681 (View on PubMed)

Deo SP. Single-Dose of Submucosal Injection of Dexamethasone Affects the Post Operative Quality of Life After Third Molar Surgery. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2016 Sep;15(3):367-375. doi: 10.1007/s12663-015-0846-6. Epub 2015 Dec 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27752209 (View on PubMed)

Erdil A, Akbulut N, Altan A, Demirsoy MS. Comparison of the effect of therapeutic elastic bandage, submucosal dexamethasone, or dexketoprofen trometamol on inflammatory symptoms and quality of life following third molar surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Clin Oral Investig. 2021 Apr;25(4):1849-1857. doi: 10.1007/s00784-020-03487-y. Epub 2020 Aug 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32803439 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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19-KAEK-100

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id