Evaluating the Effectiveness of Red and Infrared Low Level laser Therapy on Pain Control after Removal of Impacted Wisdom Teeth

Phase 3

Conditions: Condition 1: Trismus. Condition 2: Pain. Condition 3: Swelling. Condition 4: Total analgesic drug consumption.
Cramp and spasm
Pain, unspecified
Edema, not elsewhere classified
Other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAID]
R25.2
Y45.3

Registration Number: IRCT20110420006239N2

Lead Sponsor: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Patients admitted to the dental clinic who require the removal of impacted lower 3rd molar
Patients who have impacted lower 3rd molar with grade lllB or IIIC surgical difficulty according to Pell-Gregory classification
Patients who have mesioangular impacted lower 3rd molar
Patients without any systemic disease

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with distoangular or vertical impacted lower 3rd molar
Soft tissue impaction of the lower 3rd molar
Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics
Patients with systemic disease
Local infection
Blood dyscrasias
Patients with a history of gastric ulcer or patients who are currently suffering from a gastric ulcer
Cardiovascular condition
Pregnancy
Lactation
Patients who have used analgesic or anti inflammatory drugs 24 hours prior surgery
Surgical procedures taking longer than 20 minutes

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Day 2 post-operation, day 7 post-operation. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale (asking from patient, scoring from 1 to 10).;Swelling. Timepoint: Pre-operation, day 2 post-operation, day 7 post-operation. Method of measurement: Measuring 3 parameters: 1-tragus-labial commissure distance, 2- Lateral canthus of eye-mandibular angle distance, 3-tragus–pogonion distance.;Trismus. Timepoint: Pre-operation, day 2 post-operation, day 7 post-operation. Method of measurement: Measuring the maximum space between central incisors of maxilla and mandible( in millimeter).

Secondary Outcome Measures