EFFICACY OF ICE PACK THERAPY AFTER IMPACTED THIRD MOLAR SURGERY

EFFICACY OF ICE PACK THERAPY AFTER IMPACTED THIRD MOLAR SURGERY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03261869

Enrollment

Registered

2017-08-25

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

2017-03-01

Last updated

2017-08-25

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Conditions

Impacted Third Molar Tooth

Keywords

Ice pack therapy, third molar surgery, swelling, pain, trismus

Brief summary

this study evaluates the effect of cold application after impacted third molar extractions. Patients have bilateral impacted third molar tooth included in this study. Patients do not applied cold after extraction of third molar on one side and applied cold cold after extraction of third molar on the other side.

Detailed description

Extraction of impacted teeth causes a trauma which results in an inflammatory response. Some postoperative symptoms may occur such as edema, pain, limitations in mouth opening and dysfunction as a consequence of the wisdom tooth extraction surgery. Local cold application reduces the magnitude of postoperative symptoms. The physiological effects of cold application are as follows: vasoconstriction of blood vessels, blood flow to the region decreases, edema and inflammation decreases, slowdown in cell metabolism and a decrease in local oxygen demand due to the vasoconstriction effect of the cold. Cold therapy also induces muscle constriction which reduces muscle stress, pain and inflammation.

Interventions

OTHERCold application

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Bilateral bony mandibular third molar impactions * Has no systemic disease

Exclusion criteria

* Different Pell-Gregory classification of impacted teeth * Previous or current gastric ulcer * Allergies or hypersensitivities to any common medications * pregnant or breastfeeding patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post operative Visual Analogue Scale Scores	pre-operative-postoperative 7th day
Post operative facial swelling	pre-operative-postoperative 7th day
Post-operative mouth opening	pre-operative-postoperative 7th day

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Complications after impacted third molar removal	pre-operative-postoperative 7th day

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026