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Evaluation of post-operative healing following lower wisdom tooth removal using suture and suture-less techniques

Evaluation of post-operative healing following lower third molar surgery using suture and suture-less techniques: randomized clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-26hqvrn
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-03-17
Start date
2022-11-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Impacted teeth

Interventions

This study is a controlled randomized clinical trial, split-mouth model. 42 patients will undergo bilateral lower third molar removal at same surgical time, with an amount of 84 operative sites (42 o
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Sponsors

Faculdade de odontologia da Universidade do estado do Rio de Janeiro
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de odontologia da Universidade do estado do Rio de Janeiro
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Being Healthy, ASA I, according to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), (2) Age from 18 to 40 years old, (3) Presenting indication for bilateral removal of lower third molars, (4) lower third molars with similar position and difficulty level and completly under the mucosal lining, (5) non smoker patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) pericoronitis around lower third molar; (2) periodontal disease; (3) absence of lower second molar in any side; (4) allergy to any drugs used in the study; (5) pregnant or lactating patients; (6) If a releasing incision is required in the region of lower second molar in order to perform a surgical flap to expose third molar.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome is evaluation of soft tissue healing at one week post-surgery, using the Healing Index for Soft Tissue by Landry and evaluation of periodontal condition of the adjacent lower second molar at two months post-surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary outcomes are post-operative pain during the first week and post-operative facial swelling at one week.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAlexandre Salvaterra

Faculdade de odontologia da Universidade do estado do Rio de Janeiro

arsalvaterra@gmail.com+5521998183108

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)