The evaluation of effects of low-level laser on the healing of trismus, pain and swelling after mandibular impacted wisdom tooth extractio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pain, trismus and swelling after mandibular impacted wisdom tooth extraction.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180608040005N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Whoever aged between 18-30 years old and has symmetric mandibular wisdom tooth which is candidate for surgical extraction
Exclusion Criteria
Not symmetric wisdom teeth
Patient has any systemic or neurological disease
Laser therapy contraindication
Pulp involvment
Smoking
Pregnancy
Breast feeding
Pericoronitis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Trismus, pain and swelling would be measured before and after surgery. Timepoint: Before surgery, 3 days later, 7 days later. Method of measurement: For Pain the VAS system, for trismus a calipers, and a bending ruler for swelling.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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