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Homoeopathy in the management of post tooth extraction pain and swelling

Effectiveness of individualized homoeopathic medicines for the control of pain and swelling after extraction of teeth using synthesis repertory: A single group, pre-post interventional study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/04/042268
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-04-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K089- Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathic Medicines: SELECTION OF MEDICINE â?? Followed by proper case taking, the selection of Medicine will be done according to the totality of symptoms in each in

Sponsors

Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients experiencing severe pain and gum swelling after extraction of teeth. Age between 18 years to 65 years. Patients of all gender and religion. Patient is willing to provide written informed consent and able to follow all study instructions and to attend all study visits.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Known haemorrhagic diathesis, Spontaneous bleeding gum and vitamin C deficiency disorder. Any systemic illness such as systemic hypertension, diabetes (both IDDM and NIDDM), Severe cardiovascular disease etc. Diagnosed cases of unstable psychiatric illness or other life-threatening issues affecting quality of life or any organ failure. Patients who are too sick for consultation. Pregnant and puerperal women, lactating mothers. Habit of tobacco chewing, smoking and different other form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence. Self-reported immune-compromised state. Patients using active anti-coagulative therapeutic agents, steroidal/antibiotic medication, Aspirin and other similar drugs etc. or patients using homoeopathic medicine within last four weeks for any kind of dental discomfort.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvements in term of severity will be assessed by VAS scale and assessment of quality of life (QoL) will be done using OHIP-14 questionnaire sheet. In VAS scale of 0-100, 100 represents extreme possible pain/swelling and 0 represents no pain/swelling.Timepoint: Patients will be asked to report at suitable intervals of 3, 7, and 14 days in the OPD from the baseline.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of quality of life (QoL) will be done using OHIP-14 questionnaire sheet.Timepoint: As per the modified OHIP scores, Score â?? 1 â?? not at all (not affected). Score â?? 2 â?? a little (mild). Score â?? 3 â?? quite a lot (moderate). Score â?? 4 â?? very much (severe). The minimum score will be 14 and the maximum score will be 56. (Score 14-28) will be designated as â??Category Aâ?? which will be considered as â??Not affectedâ?? and (score 29-56) will be designated as â??Category Bâ?? and considered as â??Affectedâ??.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Samit Dey

Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

dr.samit77@gmail.com9875371414

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026