Decreasing Edema with Platysma Exercises Following Third Molar Extraction Surgery

NCT06761664 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Platysma
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 31
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will investigate the effects of a platysma muscle exercise on edema following third molar extraction surgery.

Conditions

Third Molar Extraction

Keywords

Third molar extraction; Platysma muscle; Exercise; Edema

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Facial Edema

  Edema will be measured by taking five distinct facial measurements using a standard plastic tape measure (accuracy ±0.5 mm), ensuring the tape makes contact with the skin. The following measurements will be recorded: (a) the distance between the most posterior point of the tragus and the most lateral point of the lip commissure; (b) from the tragus to the chin mid point; (c) from the tragus to the lateral canthus of the eye; (d) from the lateral canthus to the lowest point of the mandibular angle; and (e) from the mandibular angle to the middle of the nasal bone.

  Change of facial edema from baseline to 7 days

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Pain following third molar extraction

  Change in pain scores from baseline to 7 days

• Trismus

  Change of trismus from baseline to 7 days

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will perform exercises of the platysma muscle after third molar extraction surgery.

Other: Platysma Exercise Group

Control (Usual treatment)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in this group will undergo routine treatment after third molar extraction surgery.

Other: Control (Standard treatment)

Interventions

Platysma Exercise Group OTHER

The participants in this group will perform a platysma exercise for 7 days following third molar extraction surgery.

Intervention

Control (Standard treatment) OTHER

Participants in this group will receive routine treatment following third molar extraction.

Control (Usual treatment)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 18-40,
• Those requiring impacted third molar extraction
• Those with no systemic health conditions, were included in the study
• Those who accepted to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Those who had systemic diseases
• Those who were taking medications that could interfere with inflammation, or healing,
• Those who were pregnant or breastfeeding,
• Those who had infections or pathologies involving teeth 38 and 48,
• Those who were unable to comply with postoperative recommendations or required therapeutic interventions outside the study protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Melek Volkan Yazici: lead
• Gazi University: collaborator
• Ankara University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry

Ankara, Cankaya, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Edema

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• GOKHAN YAZICI, A/Prof

  Gazi University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 1, 2025
• First Posted: January 7, 2025
• Study Start: July 17, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2024
• Study Completion: November 4, 2024
• Last Updated: January 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)