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Effect of Topical Melatonin Gel on the healing of post-extraction sites

Evaluation of the effect of Melatonin Gel on post-extraction Dental Socket preservation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-67jkxsj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-08-12
Start date
2022-08-01
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

Tooth Loss

Interventions

This study is a randomized (simple randomization of flipping a coin), controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Twenty healthy participants (male or female), healthy, aged 18 years or older, with an in
A11.329.629

Sponsors

Comando da Aeronáutica
Lead Sponsor
Programa de Pós Graducação em Odontologia da Universidade Federal Fluminense
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers over 18 years of age; of either gender; with an indication for the extraction of premolar or molar teeth from any dental arch who have adjacent teeth present; and are willing to cooperate with the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Volunteers presenting with teeth affected by acute periapical or periodontal infections (abscesses); those with severe systemic diseases or under medications such as chemotherapy, anticoagulants, corticosteroids, antiresorptive drugs, or immunosuppressive agents; patients using systemic melatonin; individuals with decompensated chronic diseases; metabolic bone disorders; any motor dysfunction that impairs or prevents proper oral hygiene; smokers (former smokers must have ceased smoking for at least 6 months); pregnant women; and patients who have undergone radiotherapy within the past 5 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome1: Melatonin incorporated into the collagen sponge in post-extraction sockets may promote new bone formation;Outcome found 1: Melatonin gel incorporated into the collagen sponge promoted bone repair in post-exodontia sockets

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes were expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactIngrid Kischinhevsky

Comando da Aeronáutica

ingrid.chaves@hotmail.com+55 (21) 21747009

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)