Signifiance Of Corticosteroids In Surgical Extraction Of Impacted Third Molar’s

The purpose of this study was evaluation of the effects of the corticosteroid therapy for the prevention of post operative complications after the surgical removal of impacted molar teeth. This evalulation researchwas done on 100 patients in which mandibular last molar was impacted.4mg dexamethasone a 250mg of hydrocortisone were given intravenously in straight dose after completing the surgical procedure. There was considerable impact of these medicines for prevention of post operative complications like swelling ,edema , pain ,discomfort, ecchymosis, trismus. Patients were recalled on 1st, 3rd and 7th post operative days. The post operative complications due to open extraction of  third molars can be minimized by the use of steroids