Zia Ul Haq, Fida Hussain Baloch.
Use of oral Dexamethasone in impacted mandibular third molar Sugery.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;23(2):117-20.

A prospective study was carried out in the Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry (AFID) Rawalpindi / PIMS Islamabad. The aim of study was to compare the efficacy of a single pre-operative (8mg) dose of oral dexamethasone against a pre and two post operative (14mg) administration oforal dexamethasone forprevention ofpost operative edema after impacted third molar surgery. The result of study showed that (8mg) pre-operative dose o f the oral dexamethasone can be used safely to reduce the degree o f facial swelling up to 45%, where as the use of pre & post operative doses of the oral dexamethasone (14mg) are neither advantageous nor advisable for reducing post operative edema after surgical removal of the impacted mandibular third molar.

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