# The Effect of Dexamethasone Submucosal Injection After Surgical Extraction of Lower Impacted Third Molars on Trismus and Edema

> **NCT06953440** · PHASE4 · RECRUITING · sponsor: **King Abdulaziz University** · enrollment: 66 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Swelling/ Edema
- Trismus

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection
- **OTHER:** Normal Saline (Placebo)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06953440
- **Lead sponsor:** King Abdulaziz University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-02-01
- **Primary completion:** 2025-05-30
- **Final completion:** 2025-06-30
- **Target enrollment:** 66 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-01


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06953440

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06953440, "The Effect of Dexamethasone Submucosal Injection After Surgical Extraction of Lower Impacted Third Molars on Trismus and Edema". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06953440. Licensed CC0.

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