A New Piezoelectric Technique in Third Molar Surgery

Amerigo Giudice

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Tooth, Impacted; Tooth Avulsion; Piezoelectric Technique; Facial Swelling; Tooth Diseases; Tooth Extraction Status Nos

Treatments: Procedure: Piezoelectric surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06212232

123/2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study aims to analyze the effect of the piezoelectric technique in third molar surgery in terms of facial swelling, trismus and pain in a split-mouth randomized controlled clinical trial

Full description

The present study aims to analyze the effect of of the piezoelectric technique n third molar surgery in terms of facial swelling, trismus and pain in a split-mouth randomized controlled clinical trial. Facial swelling will be assessed using an innovative three-dimensional digital technique.

Enrollment: 31 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 32 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 18 to 32 years who required both M3M extractions were recruited
• Good health status
• Indication to surgical extraction of both M3M
• Complete root formation
• Surgical risk level classified as "Conventional" or "Moderate" according to - Daugela et al. classification

Exclusion criteria

• Person under the age of 18 or over 32
• Allergy or contraindications to administration of corticosteroids
• Acute infection in any of the teeth to be extracted
• Patients with chronic liver disease, diabetes, immune system dysfunction, or haematological disease
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• History of treatment with antiresorptive drugs
• Chronic kidney disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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31 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental: Test Group

Experimental group

Description:

Use of a new piezoelectric technique in third molar surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Piezoelectric surgery

Traditional: Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Use of the traditional technique in third molar surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Piezoelectric surgery