Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Low Power Laser in the Pain After Lower Tooth Extraction
Lead Sponsor:
University of Santiago de Compostela
Conditions:
Third Molar Extraction
Oral Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Introduction: Previously published studies report a prevalence ranging from 35.9% to 58.7% of the general population with at least one impacted wisdom tooth. Surgical extraction of wisdom teeth is the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who require extraction of the two lower wisdom teeth due to previous infection or pain, orthodontics or crowding, caries and who have a similar degree of difficulty according to the Pell and Gregory/Winter classifications.
- Patients must have the capacity to understand and decide at the time of voluntarily signing the informed consent before any intervention related to the study is performed.
- Patients who, after being informed about the aims and procedures of the research, agree and sign the informed consent form. Patients must be willing and able to adhere to the study in order to complete the necessary visits.
Exclusion
- Patients with uncontrolled systemic disease (ASA ≥ III).
- Patients with severe periodontal disease or acute pericoronitis.
- Smokers of more than 5 cigarettes per day.
- Pregnant and lactating women, as the effect of laser therapy in this population has not been studied, its use is contraindicated.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 15 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05255731
Start Date
February 15 2022
End Date
November 30 2023
Last Update
July 19 2024
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Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain, 15785