CompletedNot Applicable

Laser-assisted Pontic Site Soft Tissue Healing Prior to Fixed Partial Denture Rehabilitation

Turkey (Türkiye)45 participantsStarted 2025-03-15

Plain-language summary

This randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial aimed to evaluate the effect of laser-assisted therapy on soft tissue healing at the pontic site prior to fixed partial denture rehabilitation. Clinical healing outcomes, postoperative pain levels, and gingival crevicular fluid transforming growth factor beta-2 (TGF-β2) levels were assessed to determine the biological and clinical effects of laser therapy compared with placebo.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Patients requiring single-tooth extraction followed by fixed partial denture rehabilitation * Patients in good general health * Patients willing to participate and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of systemic diseases that may affect wound healing (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, immunological disorders) * Active periodontal disease at the study site * Use of medications affecting wound healing * Smoking or tobacco use * Pregnancy or lactation * History of radiotherapy in the head and neck region * Known contraindications to laser therapy

What they're measuring

Clinical healing index (Landry, Turnbull and Howley Healing Index)

Timeframe: Baseline, Day 7, Day 14

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07415434

SponsorUniversity of Gaziantep

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-05-15

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