Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Pain Clinic, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.203-207, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
The purpose of this investigation was to study the effect of a single intramuscular dose of prednisolone on the postoperative pain, trismus and edema after the removal of third molars. Thirty patients who had to undergo surgical removal of lower third molars were studied. Patients were divided into two groups. In the first group, each patient was treated with 25 mg of prednisolone intramuscularly immediately after surgery, and in the second group a sterile saline solution was injected to patients (control group). Postoperative pain was evaluated by visual analogue scale (VAS) on the day of surgery. Facial swelling and trismus were evaluated 2 and 7 days after surgery. Student's t-test was used to analyze the data. Statistical analysis of the data indicated a significant decrease in edema in the prednisolone group 2 days after surgery (p < 0.05). No significant difference was found 7 days after. Trismus did not differ significantly between the two groups. Swelling significantly improved 2 days after surgery in the prednisolone group. No significant differences on pain intensity were found for 7 h after surgery. © 2005 VSP.