Effect of Modified Kinesio Taping Technique on Morbidity After Impacted Third Molar

Fayoum University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Impacted Third Molar Tooth

Treatments: Device: Wound Tape; Device: Kinesio taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04740450

KT tape imp

Details and patient eligibility

About

Removal of impacted lower third molar is considered as the most common surgical procedure carried out in the oral and maxillofacial Clinics. The surgical removal of the impacted mandibular third molar is usually associated with pain, swelling and inability to open the mouth. Those symptoms reach the maximum intensity between the third to fifth hours postoperatively for the pain and 24 to 48 hours postoperatively for the swelling and then, they gradually diminished until the 7th day postoperatively

Full description

Removal of impacted lower third molar is considered as the most common surgical procedure carried out in the oral and maxillofacial Clinics. The surgical removal of the impacted mandibular third molar is usually associated with pain, swelling and inability to open the mouth. Those symptoms reach the maximum intensity between the third to fifth hours postoperatively for the pain and 24 to 48 hours postoperatively for the swelling and then, they gradually diminished until the 7th day postoperatively.

Kinesio taping (KT), also termed ''elastic therapeutic bandage,'' is a popular technique used for the management of postoperative lymphedema after maxillofacial surgery. KT is an elastic therapeutic tape invented by Dr Kase in the 1970s. KT originated from sports medicine and is primarily used to support damaged soft tissues (muscles and joints), helping to reduce pain. KT is considered to regulate the blood and lymph flow and also to remove the congestion of lymphatic fluid or hemorrhage and, thus, has achieved popularity in the control of lymphedema.

Many studies had evaluate the KT technique in reducing the morbidity after surgical removal of third molar. There is a lack of adequate evidence regarding effects of KT techniques versus placebo and the effectiveness of KT with that of other methods and medical agents.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age > 18 years, with no systemic disease(s) Bilateral impacted mandibular third molar class II position B on Pell- Gregory classification.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients that had any local infection, tobacco use, oral contraceptive, pregnancy, lactation.
• sensitivity to the tapes
• reluctance to shave facial hair (for men)
• known allergies to medication administered in the study,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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45 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

study side

Experimental group

Description:

receive KT technique described by Gozluklu et al in 2020

Treatment:

Device: Kinesio taping

Control side

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

tapped with wound tape following the same technique

Treatment:

Device: Wound Tape