Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy After Wisdom Tooth Removal

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim is to test the effect of low level laser therapy on the relief of symptoms after wisdom tooth removal.

Detailed Description
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Each Patient will get all four wisdom teeth removed, left and right side separately. After the operation, low level laser therapy is applied intra- and extraorally. Two different lasers are used, one for each side. The two lasers look identical. Only one of the lasers has therapeutic light, the other one shows just non-therapeutic red light. The effect of the low level laser is measured by several parameters and they are compared with the other side. These parameters are pain, swelling and mouth opening. The selection of the lasers to the sides is double-blind and randomized.

Official Title
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Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy After Wisdom Tooth Removal on Swelling, Pain and Mouth Opening in a Randomized, Double-blind Split-mouth Study

Conditions
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Tooth, Impacted, Wound Heal, Quality of Life

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Use of Low level Laser after wisdom tooth removal


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Indication for prophylactical wisdom tooth removal 4 wisdom teeth Exclusion Criteria: pregnancy taking blood thinners known infectious diseases untreated diabetes mellitus taking immunosuppressants Previous infections in the area of the wisdom teeth smoking

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: split-mouth design
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Low Level Laser<br>therapeutic laser | Device: Use of Low level Laser after wisdom tooth removal<br>* Directly after the wisdom teeth removal of the right/left side, one of the low level laser (therapeutic and non-therapeutic (Placebo)) is used.<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Placebo Low Level Laser<br>non-therapeutic laser | Device: Use of Low level Laser after wisdom tooth removal<br>* Directly after the wisdom teeth removal of the right/left side, one of the low level laser (therapeutic and non-therapeutic (Placebo)) is used.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Postoperative Pain | Measurement of Pain with a visual analogue scale (VAS) 0-10 | 3 days after wisdom tooth removal | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Postoperative Pain | Measurement of Pain with a visual analogue scale (VAS) 0-10 | 7 days after wisdom tooth removal | 
| Postoperative Swelling | Measurement of swelling with an extraoral scan | 3 and 7 days after wisdom tooth removal | 
| Postoperative Mouth opening | Measurement of mouth opening | 3 and 7 days after wisdom tooth removal | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Wisdom tooth, Low Level Laser