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- The study investigates how prednisolone affects the healing of tooth extraction sockets and identifies dosage factors related to delayed healing.
- The research involved 80 patients taking prednisolone and categorized them into groups based on healing times, revealing that higher doses were linked to delays in healing.
- Key findings indicate that a prednisolone dosage over 8.0 mg/day and certain bone changes seen on X-rays significantly contribute to delayed healing post-extraction.
Article Abstract
Background/purpose: Delayed healing of the extraction socket is not uncommon when tooth extraction is performed on patients taking prednisolone. This study aimed to identify specific dosage of prednisolone and factors associated with delayed healing of the extraction socket in patients taking prednisolone.
Materials And Methods: This single-center retrospective study included 80 patients who underwent tooth extraction under local anesthesia and were taking prednisolone orally. Patients were divided into the nondelayed healing group ( = 50) and delayed healing group ( = 30), and their background and dosage of prednisolone were compared.
Results: The dosage of prednisolone was significantly higher in the delayed healing group than in the nondelayed healing group. A receiver operating characteristics curve analysis resulted in moderate accuracy when the cutoff value was set at 8.0, with 67% sensitivity, 76% specificity, and 0.765 area under the curve. The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that prednisolone dosage >8.0 mg/day (odds ratio [OR], 10.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.79-41.6) and osteosclerotic changes beyond the alveolar bone around the tooth to be extracted (OR, 10.3; 95% CI, 2.81-37.8) in X-ray imaging had significant effects on delayed healing.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggested that delayed healing following tooth extractions in patients taking prednisolone was related to a dosage of 8.0 mg/day or higher and osteosclerotic changes.
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