Comparison of Low-Intensity Ultrasound Versus Laser Therapy (LLLT) on Healing of Wound Following Surgical removal of Mandibular Third Molar : A randomized control study

Comparison of effectiveness of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) Versus Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) on Healing of Wound Following Surgical Extraction of Mandibular Third Molar A Randomized control study - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/093397

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-21

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS): LIPUS device with settings 1 MHz, pulsed 20 percentage and dose 1.0 watts/square centi-meter (W/cm2)/sham for day 1, 3,7 Control Intervention1:

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants requiring bilateral surgical extractions of third molars in mandibular arch with Pederson difficulty index of 5-6 (moderately difficult) Patients with well controlled systemic conditions. Participants willing to participate in study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant , immunocompromised and syndromic patients Patients with history of chronic substance abuse (alcohol, opiates, etc.) Participants with history of cardiac surgeries, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, patients on anti-epileptic therapy, patients on medication for psychiatric illness (SSRIs, MAOs). Participants not willing to participate in study Participants unwilling/ unable to adhere to the follow up schedule

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate effect of LIPUS and LLLT on postoperative pain following mandibular third molar extraction using verbal rating scale. To evaluate effect of LIPUS and LLLT on wound healing following mandibular third molar extraction using Landry?s index Timepoint: 1st , 3rd and 7th postoperative days.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
? To evaluate effect of LIPUS and LLLT on swelling following mandibular third molar extraction using Gabka and Matsumara scale. ? To evaluate effect of LIPUS and LLLT on Trismus following mandibular third molar extraction using Vernier Calliper. Timepoint: 1st , 3rd and 7th postoperative days.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vinita Patil

Government dental college and hospital

sameerkhaire@gmail.com9767887203

Outcome results