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The effect of Low Power Laser on Pain reduction, Mouth Opening Difficulty and Swelling after wisdom teeth Removal

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Low-powered Laser in reducing Pain, Trissum and Edema after lower third molar Extraction: a randomized clinical trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9k64p2q
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-03-02
Start date
2022-03-10
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

Teeth included

Interventions

Split mouth study. Lower third molar extraction in both the test group and the placebo group. In the test group, a low-power laser will be applied using infrared technology, with a wavelength of 808nm
E06.892

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Ceará - Campus Sobral (UFC)
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Ceará - Campus Sobral (UFC)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients older than 18 years old, who require extraction of both lower third molars; Patients who are classified by the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA, from the English American Society of Anesthesiologists) as ASA I.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with the presence of infectious conditions or pathologies associated with third molars that interfere with the clinical parameters of control of the study variables; Patients who have a chronic addiction, such as smoking or drinking; Patients who did not commit to attending at all times in this research.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find a reduction in morbidities after third molar removal surgery, verified through data collection methods in relation to the patient's maximum mouth opening, demarcation of anatomical points to check edema and amount of analgesic pills ingested to check the from this, statistical tests were performed with a confidence interval of 95% and the value of the probability of significance less than or equal to 0.05.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactCarlos Eduardo Nunes

Universidade Federal do Ceará - Campus Sobral (UFC)

caduunogueiraa@gmail.com+55-88-998056206

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)