NCT02865746

Betamethasone to Control Postoperative Pain in Emergency Endodontic Care

Periapical Injection of Betamethasone to Control Postoperative Pain in Emergency Endodontic Care - A Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 72 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this randomized double-blind study was to evaluate the effect of betamethasone in the control of postoperative pain in patients undergoing endodontic treatment.

Detailed description

To prevent post endodontic treatment pain, systemic administration of corticosteroids may have their effect maximized if the infiltration is performed in the oral mucosa, near the periapex of the tooth, which concentrates the inflammatory process. The administration of corticosteroids at this moment, taking advantage of the anesthetic effect still present, ensures continuous comfort during the postoperative period. The objective of this randomized double-blind clinical trial was to evaluate the effect of the systemic administration of betamethasone - through infiltration in the oral mucosa - to control pain and edemas in patients undergoing emergency endodontic treatment.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Bethametasone	The injections were performed with the aid of syringes fitted with ultrafine needles (BD ultrafine U-100, 0.3 x 8 mm), in the buccal mucosa, submucosally near the tooth's periapex of the periapical region of the tooth involved, by using the submucosal infiltration technique.
DRUG	Placebo	The injections were performed with the aid of syringes fitted with ultrafine needles (BD ultrafine U-100, 0.3 x 8 mm), in the buccal mucosa, submucosally near the tooth's periapex of the periapical region of the tooth involved, by using the submucosal infiltration technique.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-07-01
• Primary completion: 2005-05-01
• Completion: 2005-12-01
• First posted: 2016-08-12
• Last updated: 2016-08-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil