Alternative therapies for the control of anxiety and discomfort after wisdom molar extractio

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Molar, Third; Edema; Trismus; Pain; A14.549.167.860.525.500; F01.470.132

• Registration Number: RBR-6kcxvrc
• Lead Sponsor: Departamento de Estomatologia da Universidade Federal do Paraná

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-03-10
• Study Completion: 2022-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Adults over 18 years of age; both sexes; no changes in general health; asymptomatic; will undergo surgery to remove third molars on both sides, with similar radiographic positions bilaterally, requiring osteotomy or odontosection.

Exclusion Criteria

History of taking pain or anxiety medication within 15 days prior to the study; history of hypersensitivity to drugs, substances or materials used in this experiment; pregnant women; lactating women.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acupuncture evaluation: it is expected to find a lower measurement of edema in the experimental group, measured in milimeters by comparing reference points on the face measured with a millimeter ruler in the preoperative period and 7 days postoperatively. Phytoterapies evaluation: it is expected to find a lower degree of anxiety in the experimental groups compared to placebo, evaluated through the numerical variable of the IDATE questionnaire in the immediate preoperative period, immediate postoperative period and after 7 days.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acupuncture evaluation. It is expected to find a lower degree of anxiety, assessed through the numerical variable of the IDATE questionnaire in the immediate preoperative period, immediate postoperative period and after 7 days; less pain measured through numerical scores on the Visual Analogue Scale in the immediate and 7-day postoperative periods; lower trismus measured by comparing the maximum interincisal opening in milimiters measured by a digital caliper in the preoperative, immediate postoperative period and 7-day postoperative period; less postoperative discomfort, assessed through the numerical variable of the QCir-Dental questionnaire applied in the immediate postoperative period. Phytoterapies evaluation: No secondary outcome is expected.