Efficacy of Preoperative Administration of Gabapentin in 3rd Molar Dental Extraction.
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study is a double-blind, randomized, prospective, placebo-controlled single-center
clinical research study in which 600 mg of gabapentin or placebo will be administered 2 hours
preoperatively to 49 patients each undergoing wisdom teeth extraction. We will measure
intraoperative opioid use, severity of pain, the number of analgesics taken, and side effect
profiles (e.g. nausea/vomiting, dizziness) at the following intervals, 4 hour, 8 hour, 12
hour, 24, and 72 hour post-procedure.