Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy After Wisdom Tooth Removal

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Tooth, Impacted; Quality of Life; Wound Heal

Treatments: Device: Use of Low level Laser after wisdom tooth removal

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04437316

2019-00949

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim is to test the effect of low level laser therapy on the relief of symptoms after wisdom tooth removal.

Full description

Each Patient will get all four wisdom teeth removed, left and right side separately. After the operation, low level laser therapy is applied intra- and extraorally. Two different lasers are used, one for each side. The two lasers look identical. Only one of the lasers has therapeutic light, the other one shows just non-therapeutic red light. The effect of the low level laser is measured by several parameters and they are compared with the other side. These parameters are pain, swelling and mouth opening. The selection of the lasers to the sides is double-blind and randomized.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Indication for prophylactical wisdom tooth removal
• 4 wisdom teeth

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• taking blood thinners
• known infectious diseases
• untreated diabetes mellitus
• taking immunosuppressants
• Previous infections in the area of the wisdom teeth
• smoking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Low Level Laser

Active Comparator group

Description:

therapeutic laser

Treatment:

Device: Use of Low level Laser after wisdom tooth removal

Placebo Low Level Laser

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

non-therapeutic laser

Treatment:

Device: Use of Low level Laser after wisdom tooth removal