eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2013-06-28 10 1 10.13005/bbra/1132 10398 article Vijay Ebenezer 2 R. Balakrishnan 2 R. Swarna Priya 2 N.S. Muthiah 3 M. Elumalai 1 Department of Pharmacology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai - 600 100, India. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai - 600 100, India. Department of Pharmacology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India. Steroids are used in post-operative pain, swelling, trismus, nausea, vomiting and reduction of inflammatory reaction after orthognathic surgery. The use of short term systemic corticosteroid therapy has become common after oral and maxillofacial surgery, especially orthognathic surgery. The most commonly administered types of corticosteroids are betamethasone, dexamethasone, and methylprednisolone, administered intravenously, orally or by injection into the masseter muscle. This article gives a review of the efficacy of corticosteroids after orthognathic surgery. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol10no1/efficacy-of-corticosteroids-after-orthognathic-surgery/ Steroids; Surgery; Pain; swelling; Orthognathic surgery; Postoperative