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Effects of Local Ketamine in Orthognathic Procedures
Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
Summary
Orthognathic surgery is performed to correct congenital, developmental, or trauma-related skeletal deformities of the maxilla and mandible. These procedures involve multiple incisions, dissections, and osteotomies, leading to significant postoperative inflammatory responses and acute pain. Postoperative pain is a key factor influencing recovery, return to function, and length of hospital stay. Various analgesics have been used to manage pain after orthognathic surgery, including NSAIDs, opioids, acetaminophen, NMDA receptor antagonists, and long-acting local anesthetics. Ketamine is a well-known NMDA receptor antagonist with both central and peripheral analgesic effects. In subnesthetic doses, ketamine has been evaluated in various surgical fields for its potential to enhance analgesia when combined with local anesthetics, while minimizing systemic side effects. Studies have shown that local ketamine administration during cleft palate repair and third molar extractions can significantly reduce postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus. However, to date, no studies have investigated the effects of locally administered ketamine in orthognathic surgery. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the intraoperative and postoperative effects of local ketamine injection in this context.
Official title: Evaluation of the Intraoperative and Postoperative Effects of Local Ketamine Injection in Orthognathic Surgery
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2025-06-21
Completion Date
2026-08-25
Last Updated
2026-03-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Ketamine
In the ketamine group, 0.2 mg/kg of ketamine will be administered locally. This application will be performed twice: once during the Le Fort I osteotomy and once during the sagittal split osteotomy. After calculating the total dose, it will be equally divided and administered locally to both the maxilla and the mandible.
Articaine Hydrochloride + Epinephrine
A total of 4 ampoules of articaine hydrochloride will be used. Two ampoules will be administered prior to the incision during the Le Fort I osteotomy, and the remaining two ampoules will be used prior to the incision during the sagittal split osteotomy.
Locations (1)
Bezmialem Vakıf Universty
Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey (Türkiye)