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Pain Severity in Flapless Dental Implant Placement Using Laser

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Jaw, Edentulous, Partially
Registration Number
NCT06294249
Lead Sponsor
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

The goal of this split-mouth randomized clinical trial study was to investigate the effect of using a laser on pain and discomfort following flapless dental implant surgery. It was hypothesized that laser did not have any impact on post-op pain. Therefore, the study aimed to compare pain and discomfort following flapless dental implant surgeries with or without a laser.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Adult human subjects agreed to participate in the study and return on follow-up times
  2. Subjects eligible for receiving dental implants
  3. Subjects with an edentulous area in the posterior of the mandible bilaterally 3- Subjects with sufficient bone width and height (>5 mm width, and >10 mm height) at the implant sites
  4. Subjects with sufficient keratinization tissue at the implant sites
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Subjects refused to return for follow-up or refused study enrollment.
  2. Subjects with uncontrolled systemic diseases
  3. Subjects younger than 18 years
  4. Subjects receiving psychotropic drugs

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain SeverityPatients were visited at 24, 48, 72 hours, and 7 days after insertion.

Measured using the visual analogue scale (VAS): 0-3 mild pain, 4-6 moderate pain, and 7-10 sever pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

shiraz University of medical sciences

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Shiraz, Fars, Iran, Islamic Republic of

shiraz University of medical sciences
🇮🇷Shiraz, Fars, Iran, Islamic Republic of

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