Can a steroid and a gel make wisdom tooth recovery less painful?
NCT ID NCT07317596
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving methylprednisolone (a steroid) before surgery and placing hyaluronic acid (a natural gel) in the tooth socket after extraction can reduce pain, swelling, and jaw stiffness after wisdom tooth removal. Forty healthy adults having a wisdom tooth pulled will be randomly assigned to receive one or both treatments, or standard care. The goal is to find a better way to manage common post-surgery discomfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- methylprednisolone and hyaluronic acid
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, safe way to reduce pain, swelling, and jaw stiffness after wisdom tooth removal, improving recovery for many people.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatments are already used in other contexts, so major breakthroughs are unlikely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient medically healthy. 2. Patient between the ages of 18 and 40 3. Patient had impacted mandibular third molar indication for extraction( mesio angler full impaction) 4. Patients who were cooperative, motivated, to attend the follow-up Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant women, children, elderly (\>40 years), physically and mentally challenged, terminally and seriously ill. 2. Patients who had severe pericoronitis, concomitant carious and/or periodontal disease. 3. Patient who had contraindications to the medicines or anesthetics. 4. Uncooperative Patients who won't be able to maintain the follow up visits.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sana'a University
Sanaa, 0000, Yemen
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