Comparison of electrosurgery with surgical knife for incision in wisdom tooth surgery

Comparitive analysis of Colarado microdissection needle and scalpel blade surgery in impacted mandibular third molar incisions: a randomized controlled trial - NIL;

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056898

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-09-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K011- Impacted teeth

Interventions

Intervention1: Microdissection needle: Microdissection needle is an electrocautery tip that can be used with standard monopolar electrocautery pencil in impacted mandibular third molar incisions Contr

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient age group (18-40 years) 2. Patients with no relevant systemic disease (ASA Class 1)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient having electronic pacemaker 2. Patient with known history of bleeding or clotting disorders 3. Patients under radiotherapy or chemotherapy 4. Patients on immunosuppressive drugs 5. Patients with Diabetes mellitus 6. Patients with Hypertension 7. Pregnant patients 8. Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To record incision time (Time from incision to elevation of mucoperiosteal flap )Timepoint: One intraoperatively	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To record bleeding from incision to elevation of mucoperiosteal flap 2. To record odour perceived by the surgeon & patient during incision 3. To record total time taken for procedure 4. To record pain on first, third and seventh day after surgery 5. To evaluate healing on first and fourth week after surgery Timepoint: Five time points Intraoperatively Bleeding, Odour, Total time taken Postoperative Pain on Day 1,Day 3 & Day 7 Postoperative healing on week 1 & week 4	—

Measure

Time frame

1. To record bleeding from incision to elevation of mucoperiosteal flap 2. To record odour perceived by the surgeon & patient during incision 3. To record total time taken for procedure 4. To record pain on first, third and seventh day after surgery 5. To evaluate healing on first and fourth week after surgery Timepoint: Five time points Intraoperatively Bleeding, Odour, Total time taken Postoperative Pain on Day 1,Day 3 & Day 7 Postoperative healing on week 1 & week 4

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sruthi Rao

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research

shrusurg@gmail.com8518882523

Outcome results

None listed

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