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Comparison of Piezoelectric and Conventional Surgery for Germectomy of the Lower Third Molar

Italy22 participantsStarted 2024-08-01

Plain-language summary

The main objective of the study is to compare the effects of the piezoelectric surgery and the traditional technique on soft tissue edema in patients undergoing bilateral germectomy of mandibular third molars

Who can participate

Age range14 Years – 24 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged between 14 and 24 years, with both lower third molars in the developmental stage (with incompletely formed roots) and requiring extraction of both for prophylactic, therapeutic or strategic reasons * Good quality of radiographic investigations (CBCT) * Good health status

What they're measuring

Facial swelling qualitative analysis

Timeframe: Change from baseline (before surgery) at 2 day after surgery and at 7 days after surgery

Facial swelling quantitative analysis - volumetric differences

Timeframe: Change from baseline (before surgery) at 2 day after surgery and at 7 days after surgery

Facial swelling quantitative analysis - linear differences

Timeframe: Change from baseline (before surgery) at 2 day after surgery and at 7 days after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06778590

SponsorAmerigo Giudice

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-08-31

Contact for this trial

Amerigo Giudice, Prof, MD, PhD

09613647215 a.giudice@unicz.it

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