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Effect of dexamethasone and dipyrone on lingual and inferior alveolar nerve hypersensitivity following third molar extractions: preliminary report.

AIMS: To study the effect of dexamethazone and dipyrone on sensory changes in the innervation territories of the inferior alveolar, infraorbital, and lingual nerves caused by third molar extractions. METHODS: Fourteen patients (8 men and 6 women) were divided randomly into 2 groups. The first group received dipyrone preoperatively, while the second group received dipyrone and dexamethazone preoperatively. All patients in the study received a prophylactic preoperative dose of amoxicillin (500 mg) as well as dipyrone postoperatively. In all patients, a single mandibular third molar was removed, while in 2 patients the contralateral third molar was removed at a subsequent time. Electrical detection thresholds were assessed in the inferior alveolar, lingual, and infraorbital nerve regions prior to surgery and 2 and 8 days following surgery. The level of perioperative pain, difficulty of extraction, and distance of molar root apices from the inferior alveolar nerve canal were also assessed. RESULTS: Patients who received only dipyrone had significantly reduced lingual and inferior alveolar nerve electrical detection thresholds 2 days after surgery, which returned to nearly baseline values by the eighth day postoperatively. In patients who received dexamethasone, no significant reduction in the electrical detection threshold was found. CONCLUSION: Preoperative treatment with dexamethasone and dipyrone but not dipyrone alone prevents sensory hypersensitivity following third molar extraction.[1]

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  1. Effect of dexamethasone and dipyrone on lingual and inferior alveolar nerve hypersensitivity following third molar extractions: preliminary report. Barron, R.P., Benoliel, R., Zeltser, R., Eliav, E., Nahlieli, O., Gracely, R.H. Journal of orofacial pain. (2004) [Pubmed]
 
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