DRUG CONTROLLED STUDIES e-ISSN 1643-3750 © Med Sci Monit, 2014; 20: 147-152 DOI: 10.12659/MSM.890239

A comparison of the effects of methylprednisolone and tenoxicam on pain, edema, and trismus after impacted lower third molar extraction

Received: 2013.12.25 Accepted: 2014.01.21 Published: 2014.01.29

Authors’ Contribution: Study Design  A Data Collection  B Analysis  C Statistical Data Interpretation  D Manuscript Preparation  E Literature Search  F Funds Collection  G

BC 1 EF 2 AD 2 CF 2 E 2



Corresponding Author: Source of support:



Background:



Material/Methods:



Results:



Conclusions:



MeSH Keywords:



Full-text PDF:

Ozgur Ilhan Kamil Serkan Agacayak Belgin Gulsun Mahmut Koparal Nedim Gunes

1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Dental Health Center, Mersin, Turkey 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Dicle, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Kamil Serkan Agacayak, e-mail: [email protected] Departmental sources

The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of preemptive intravenous tenoxicam and methylprednisolone administrations on extraction of impacted third molars. This was a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, clinical trial. A total of 60 adult patients ages 18–40 years with the complaints of impacted third molar teeth were included in the study. The postoperative swelling ratios (p