3D Evaluation of Facial Swelling Post Impacted Lower Third Molars Surgery: RCT

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino"

Status: Completed

Conditions: Impacted Third Molar Tooth; Swelling/ Edema

Treatments: Procedure: Rotary bur surgery of impacted lower third molars; Procedure: Piezo-electric surgery of impacted lower third molars

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05488028

01-20

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim of the study is to evaluate the swelling following the osteotomy when performed with drilling bur versus piezo-electric instrument in the mandibular impacted third molar extraction, using a facial reconstruction software

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• good general health conditions;
• presence of bilateral and symmetrical impacted third molars (according to the classifications of Winter and Pell and Gregory);

Exclusion criteria

• no clinical evidence of major facial asymmetry;
• use of medication that would influence or alter wound healing;
• temporomandibular joint disorder history;
• smoking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Piezosurgery

Experimental group

Description:

Patients needing lower third molar surgery, in which the osteotomy is performed by the use of a piezo-electric instrument

Treatment:

Procedure: Piezo-electric surgery of impacted lower third molars

Conventional bur

Experimental group

Description:

Patients needing lower third molar surgery, in which the osteotomy is performed by the use of a drilling bur

Treatment:

Procedure: Rotary bur surgery of impacted lower third molars