NCT06018584

Brief Summary

This study evaluated the effect of low-level laser therapy on postoperative pain and wound healing in children undergoing primary molar extractions 40children, 6-10 years of age, systemically healthy, and had atraumatic extraction indications of bilateral primary molar teeth were included in the study. A randomly selected tooth was extracted under local anesthesia in the first session. Only the clot formation on the socket was observed and photographed in the control group. Other group extractions were performed 2weeks later. The LLLT group was treated with a 980 nm wavelength Doctor Smile Wiser diode laser and photographed. Non-epithelialized surface measurements were performed with the ImageJ program. Pain assessment was performed with the Wong-Baker Pain Scale. Statistical analyses were performed with SPSS software.

Trial Health

100
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2016

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2016

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2018

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2018

Completed
5.3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 21, 2023

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 30, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

August 30, 2023

Status Verified

August 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

August 21, 2023

Last Update Submit

August 25, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Wound healing

    For the evaluation of soft tissue healing in extraction sockets, intraoral photographs were taken at an angle of 60° to the occlusal surface on the 3rd and 7th days following the extraction session. Non-epithelialized surface measurements were made by two observing physicians using the ImageJ (NIH, Rockville, USA) program.

    intervention (tooth extraction) day, 3rd day and 7th day

  • Pain score

    Pain assessment in both groups was performed with the Wong-Baker Pain Rating Scale (Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale PRS). Patients were asked to choose a face or number from the scale, and the selected value was the practitioner dentist on the day of the procedure; other days were recorded by the parent. This scale is graded from 0 to 10. 0 indicates no pain, and 10 marks the most severe pain. It is asked to evaluate the pain according to the facial expression.

    intervention day (tooth extraction), 3rd day and 7th day

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

SHAM COMPARATOR

No application was made after the tooth extraction procedure in the control group.

Other: Tooth extraction

Low- Level Laser Group (Doctor Smile Wiser)

EXPERIMENTAL

In the Laser group, the diode laser device Doctor Smile Wiser (Wiser, Doctor Smile, Milan, Italy) (Figue 1) with a wavelength of 980 nm and a power of 0.5 W was used for LLLT. During the procedure, the patient, physician, and assistant staff wore protective glasses (Wiser, Doctor Smile, Milan, Italy). With 300 mW of energy, a 400 m tip held 1 cm away from the extraction socket was applied to the extraction socket for 60 seconds from three points determined from the vestibule, lingual/palatal, and occlusal surfaces.

Other: Tooth extraction

Interventions

Tooth extractions were performed by a single physician. Topical anesthesia (Xylo-caine, Astra, Södertalje, Switzerland) was applied to the dried mucosa in the area to be lo-calized with the help of an ear stick for 1 minute. Posterior-superior-alveolar nerve block anesthesia and palatal anesthesia were applied for the upper primary molars; Inferi-or-alveolar nerve block anesthesia and lingual anesthesia (Ultracain, Aventis Pharma, Is-tanbul, Turkey) were applied for the lower primary molars. After anesthesia control was achieved, a randomly selected tooth was extracted. Tooth extraction on the other side was performed two weeks later. During the shootings, attention was paid to the traumatic ap-proach. After the control of bleeding was achieved, data were recorded for each group.

Control GroupLow- Level Laser Group (Doctor Smile Wiser)

Eligibility Criteria

Age6 Years - 10 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • indication for tooth extraction in bilateral primary molars
  • did not have any systemic disease
  • the use of antibiotics and painkillers was stopped at least 12 hours ago

You may not qualify if:

  • require complicated tooth extractions
  • systemic disease
  • the use of antibiotics and painkillers in 12 hours

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Tooth Extraction

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Oral Surgical ProceduresSurgical Procedures, OperativeDentistry

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assist. Prof.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 21, 2023

First Posted

August 30, 2023

Study Start

November 1, 2016

Primary Completion

April 1, 2018

Study Completion

May 1, 2018

Last Updated

August 30, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

The IPD can be shared when the paper is published.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
Time Frame
From 2024 January for five years
Access Criteria
The e-mail requests will be considered.