Tackling Dry Socket Via Laser Therapy in Smokers

Badr University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alveolar Osteitis

Treatments: Device: Diode laser therapy; Combination Product: Alveogyl dressing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06481293

BUC-IACUC-231015-42

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the efficiency of diode laser therapy to manage dry sockets after tooth extraction.

Full description

The study compares the efficiency of diode laser therapy and using only alveogyl to accelerate the healing of dry sockets after tooth extraction in smokers. Smoker patients with dry sockets were enrolled randomly into two different groups. Group 1 received dual wavelength laser diode therapy, three times per week. While group 2 received only a topical application of alveogl. The treatment lasted for two consecutive weeks. The treatment efficiency was evaluated by measuring the volume of the socket using the syringe method. The pain level was measured by the visual analog scale.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Smokers patient

Exclusion criteria

• Females on contraceptives.
• Diabetic patients
• Hepatitis C virus patients
• Patients on corticosteroids
• Patients with renal diseases
• Anemic patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

Group 1 received diode laser therapy

Treatment:

Device: Diode laser therapy

group 2

Experimental group

Description:

Group 2 received topical application of aveogl dressing

Treatment:

Combination Product: Alveogyl dressing