Kinesiology Tape in Comparison with Submucosal Injection of Dexamethasone in Reducing Pain and Swelling After Surgical Removal of Impacted Lower Wisdom Teeth

Abstract

Aims: the purposes of the suggested research are to assess the effectiveness of different protocols in decreasing oedema and pain post extraction of third molar wisdom teeth. Materials and Methods: The research involved thirty patients whom had an impacted mandibular wisdom tooth. Kinesiology adhesive tape put for one week for 15 cases of group one and Dexamethasone 4 mg submucosaly injected directly post operatively for other 15 cases in group two. Swelling was calculated by a ruler tape from known points in human face and mean taken. Also, pain evaluated by VAS using ribbon gauge degreed from 1 to 10 scores and mean taken. Readings had been taken for the first day of surgical intervention, 3rd day and seventh day. Results: There was no significant statistical differences were documented statistically for oedema readings concerning two study methods for day one, three and seven following the operation, and there were highly significant readings related to pain parameters at day 7 only and no significant findings at other days of the study. Conclusions: Usage of Kinesiology adhesive tape clinically was closely with a same advantageousness with Dexamethasone injection submucosaly in dropping the oedema and pain parameter, although clinically dexamethasone was better in both parameters than Kinesiology tape, so it can be used additionally in contraindicated cases of prescribing steroids for alleviating ache, oedema following to wisdom teeth surgery.