A comparative evaluation of the effect of addition of 8 mg dexamethasone to 2% lignocaine with adrenaline in mandibular third molar surgery: a split mouth randomised double blind study.

Background: Impacted lower third molar surgeries involve trauma in a highly vascularized zone with loose connective tissue leading to inflammatory sequelae including postoperative pain, swelling, trismus and generalised oral dysfunction during the post-operative phase. In minor oral surgical procedures, an all-inclusive method to protract anaesthesia and reduce the inevitable post-operative sequelae is yet to be explored substantially.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone added to local anaesthetics in extending the depth and duration of anaesthesia and decreasing the postoperative complications after surgical removal of impacted third molars.

Diagnostic conundrum in an ambiguous posterior mandibular osseous lesion: Case report and radiological review.

Introduction And Importance: Non-odontogenic osseous lesions of the mandible are relatively uncommon entities compared to odontogenic lesions. Although the posterior mandible is not a usual site, it is not rare either for these osseous lesions, making the diagnosis ambiguous, and if misdiagnosed leading to different treatment protocols.

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old female presented with a hard tissue lesion of the posterior mandible, misdiagnosed as a sialolith of the submandibular salivary gland in two other centers due to overlapping of symptoms, anatomic complexity, and inadequate investigations.