Comparison of Piezoelectric and Conventional Surgery for Germectomy of the Lower Third Molar

Amerigo Giudice

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Tooth Impacted; Tooth Avulsion; Piezoelectric Technique; Germectomy; Tooth Disease; Facial Swelling; Tooth Extraction Status Nos

Treatments: Procedure: Piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy; Procedure: Traditional technique in third molar germectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06778590

372/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of the study is to compare the effects of the piezoelectric surgery and the traditional technique on soft tissue edema in patients undergoing bilateral germectomy of mandibular third molars

Full description

The main objective of the study is to compare the effects of piezoelectric surgery and the traditional technique on soft tissue edema in patients undergoing bilateral germectomy of mandibular third molars. Post-operative swelling is analyzed using a photogrammetry facial scanner (Marathon MT-4000).

Enrollment: 22 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged between 14 and 24 years, with both lower third molars in the developmental stage (with incompletely formed roots) and requiring extraction of both for prophylactic, therapeutic or strategic reasons
• Good quality of radiographic investigations (CBCT)
• Good health status

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Test group: Piezoelectric Surgery

Experimental group

Description:

Use of piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy procedures

Treatment:

Procedure: Piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy

Control group: Traditional Surgery

Active Comparator group

Description:

Use of traditional technique in third molar germectomy procedures

Treatment:

Procedure: Traditional technique in third molar germectomy