Chronic tonsillitis with caseum. Chronic tonsillitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention : temperature _ controlled radiofrequency tonsil ablation. Intervention 2: Control : CO2- laser cryptolysis of tonsils.
Treatment - Other
Intervention : temperature _ controlled radiofrequency tonsil ablation
Control : CO2- laser cryptolysis of tonsils
Sponsors
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients upper than 18 years old referred to Besat Hospital clinic with chronic tonsillitis with caseum who had symptoms such as halitosis(with positive Finklestien smell test ) or feeling of foreign body and chronic irritation of tonsils; patients who had no periodontal disease, gingivitis or other systemic disease that result in halitosis such as hepatorenal and pulmonary and gastroenterological disease or diabetes mellitus , sinusitis, nasopharyngeal , oropharyngeal or laryngeal cancer in history and physical examination; patients who had no contraindications for radiofrequency of tonsils such as having cardiac pace maker, immunodeficiency disease or coagulation disorders and patients who had no limitation for CO2- laser. Exclusion criterion: cryptolysis such as anatomical orophryngeal anomalies or mallampati grading 3 or 4.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Halitosis. Timepoint: Before, 1 week, 1 month, 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale questionnaire.;Feeling of foreign body. Timepoint: Before, 1 week, 1 month,6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post intervension pain. Timepoint: 1, 3 and 7 days after intervension. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFarnaz Hashemian
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed