Steroids – An Effective Drug in Pre Operative and Post Operative Maxillofacial Surgeries

Steroids are used in post operative pain, swelling, trismus and reduction of inflammatory reaction after surgical procedures. The use of short term steroids after oral and maxillofacial surgery have become common. The most commonly administered steroids, pre operatively or post operatively, intravenously or orally or by injecting into masseter muscle are betamethasone, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone. This article gives a review of the effects and uses of steroids in oral and maxillofacial surgeries.