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The efficacy of LLLT in reducing complications of tooth extraction

The efficacy of low level laser irradiation in reducing pain and accelerating socket healing after undisturbed tooth extraction

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20091118002736N2
Enrollment
10
Registered
2019-09-25
Start date
2019-09-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-11-05

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

Conditions

The patients who undergo molar extraction in the lower jaw.. Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group : 1- irradiation with a 660 nm laser: the patients in group 1 (low level red laser) received irradiation from an indium-gallium-aluminum-phosphide (InGaAlP) low leve

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: no history of underlying systemic disorders, smoking, pregnancy or breast feeding in females no active treatment with antibiotics, steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs no sign of periodontal problems in the target teeth.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: the occurrence of dry socket (alveolar osteitis) at follow-up appointments the occurrence of trauma during the extraction process patients who had more than one tooth extraction at the same time.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain degree. Timepoint: at bedtime for 7 days following tooth extraction. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain.;Wound healing score. Timepoint: days 3 and 7 after tooth extraction. Method of measurement: assessing photographs and scoring the degree of socket wound healing using a 10-cm visual analogue scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarzaneh Ahrari

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Ahrarif@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3882 9504

Outcome results

None listed

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