Effect of laser therapy on healing and pain reduction after surgery for correction of gummy smile
- Conditions
- Postoperative PainWound HealingC23.550.767
- Registration Number
- RBR-9fbrcsy
- Lead Sponsor
- Departamento de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - Lagoa Nova Campus Central
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Individuals over 18 years old; gummy smile caused by altered passive eruption or by improper positioning of gingival zeniths in the anterior region of the maxilla or mandible; having at least six teeth affected by the gummy smile; probing bleeding index less than 10%
Individuals with indications for gingivectomy/plasty; etiologies of gingival alterations indicating this type of surgery; patients with drug-induced gingival enlargement; patients with aesthetic restorations; orthodontic appliance users; those presenting active periodontal disease; smokers; pregnant or lactating women; individuals allergic to the medications prescribed in the study; patients with systemic diseases that may interfere with healing or periodontal health (such as diabetes, blood dyscrasias, among others)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that, at the end of the study, the hemiarch to which low-level laser therapy was applied will show better results for tissue healing, as assessed by the Landry index (1988), with a score of excellent healing (score 5) compared to the hemiarch that was not exposed to laser therapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that low-level laser therapy will be capable of reducing postoperative pain, measured through the Numeric Rating Scale, with a score between 0 and 1.