Low-Level Laser Therapy vs. Saline for Wound Healing After Primary Molar Extraction.

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Wound-healing

Treatments: Device: Low-level laser; Other: Saline Solution (NaCl 0,9%)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06917599

LLLT25

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effect of low level laser therapy versus the saline on wound healing after extraction of primary Molars

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ● Children aged from 4 to 6 years.

  • Children of both genders.
  • Medically fit ASA I.
  • Children with badly decayed primary molars beyond repair and indicated for extraction.
  • Parents acceptance to participate in the study.
  • Cooperative children.
  • Antibiotics and painkillers have been stopped at least 12 hours prior to the procedure.(Özer et al., 2024)
  • Teeth with at least two-thirds of the root.

Exclusion criteria

• ● Uncooperative children.

  • Lack of informed consent by the child patient's parent to be approved ethically.
  • Unable to attend follow-up visits to avoid attrition bias by decreasing the number of drop off cases.
  • Medical history includes conditions such as prolonged bleeding, platelet disorders, hypersensitivity, allergic reactions to pain relievers, contraindications to laser therapy, and acute pain.
  • Teeth with root lengths less than two-third of the normal root length or those who experienced extensive iatrogenic trauma during tooth extraction.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Low-level laser therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Effect of Low-level laser therapy in wound healing after primary molar extraction

Treatment:

Device: Low-level laser

Saline

Active Comparator group

Description:

Normal saline in wound healing after primary molar extraction

Treatment:

Other: Saline Solution (NaCl 0,9%)