Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Hilotherm Therapy on Post-operative Pain and Swelling Following Surgical Wisdom Tooth Removal
Lead Sponsor:
King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Conditions:
Molar, Third
Wisdom Teeth
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the efficacy of Hilotherm therapy on the incidence of swelling and pain following the surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth. All participants will have two lower wisdom teeth rem...
Detailed Description
How does Hilotherm therapy affect post-operative pain and swelling after surgical wisdom tooth removal? Wisdom tooth removal is one of the most common minor oral surgical procedures. The most widely ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- any patients requiring bilateral lower third molars extracted of similar technical difficulty under general anaesthesia
Exclusion
- any intra-operative complications
- any post-operative complications, including infection
- if the extractions end up being too dissimilar surgically
- any contra-indication to the Hilotherm mask
- patients with any immune system-affecting diseases
- patients with allergies to pharmaceutical drugs (eg. analgesics or antibiotics)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02284841
Start Date
August 1 2015
End Date
July 1 2016
Last Update
September 3 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Queen Marys Hospital, Kings College London NHS Foundation Trust
Sidcup, Kent, United Kingdom, DA146LT