Improvement in pain and daily activities in patients who undergo surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molar Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
The patients are randomly divided into two groups using sealed envelopes:
1. The Test Group (TG) consists of patients subjected to immediate postoperative intra- and extraoral photobiomodulation (PBM)
445 (±5) nm, 660 (±5) nm, and 970 (±5) nm. The extraoral PBM parameters are a power of 550mW and a spot area of 5cm2. The intraoral PBM parameters are power of 200mW and spot area of 2cm2.
2. The Con
Sponsors
Sapienza University of Rome
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing the surgical extraction of a partially bony impacted mandibular third molar 2. Normal healthy patients of both genders 3. Age age = 18 years 4. No systemic disorders 5. No smoking habits 6. Absence of pericoronitis 7. No allergy to anesthetic solutions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients refuse to participate in the study 2. Pregnant or lactating patients 3. Patients subjected to anti-inflammatory drugs, or antibiotic therapy within 2 weeks before the surgical intervention 4. Patients with systemic disorders 5. Patients who do not complete the designed questionnaires of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain measured using a numeric rating scale (NRS) 4 times on 0, 1, 3, and 7 days after surgical intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Painkiller intake, defined as the number of tablets of ibuprofen 400mg, measured using a custom-made questionnaire on day 7 after surgery 2. Patient’s daily activities measured using a custom-made questionnaire on day 7 after surgery | — |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Public ContactAhmed Mohsen
Outcome results
None listed