Comparative analysis of preemptive analgesic effect of dexamethasone and diclofenac following third molar surgery

AUTOR(ES)

Simone, José Leonardo, Jorge, Waldyr Antonio, Horliana, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini, Canaval, Talita Girio, Tortamano, Isabel Peixoto

FONTE

Braz. oral res.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

19/04/2013

RESUMO

The objective of the study was to compare the analgesic effectiveness of dexamethasone and diclofenac sodium administered preemptively after surgical removal of third molars. Forty-four ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) I patients (19 men, 35 women; 16–28 years old) randomly and double-blindly received diclofenac sodium (50 mg) or dexamethasone (8 mg) or placebo 1 h before surgery. Intensity of pain, measured with a visual analog scale (VAS), was the variable studied at different postoperative times (1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 48 h, 4 d and 7 d). The total amount of rescue medication (TARM) ingested (paracetamol) was another variable of the study. The Kruskal-Wallis statistical test was used. A p value of < .05 was adopted to reject the null hypothesis. The dexamethasone group showed lower pain intensity (p < .05) than the diclofenac sodium and placebo groups (p < .05). No difference in TARM was observed among the groups (p < .05). Preemptively administered, dexamethasone was effective in controlling postoperative pain.

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