Efficacy of methylprednisolone in controlling complications after impacted lower third molar surgical extraction

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 693-698

  Mico Llorens J M ^a   Satorres Nieto, M ^a   Gargallo Albiol, J ^a   Arnabat Dominguez J ^a   Berini Aytes L ^a   Gay Escoda, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO MÉDICO TEKNON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Impacted lower third molar extraction; Oral surgery

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; DIPYRONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STUDENT T TEST; SWELLING; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TRISMUS;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOLAR, THIRD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 33747882772     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-006-0164-5     Document Type: Article

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