3D Evaluation of Facial Swelling Post Impacted Lower Third Molars Surgery: RCT

Aim of the study is to evaluate the swelling following the osteotomy when performed with drilling bur versus piezo-electric instrument in the mandibular impacted third molar extraction, using a facial reconstruction software

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Key information

Conditions

Swelling/ Edema Edema Impacted Third Molar Tooth Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Policlinic Gaetano Martino

Messina, Messina (ME), 98124, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

good general health conditions;
presence of bilateral and symmetrical impacted third molars (according to the classifications of Winter and Pell and Gregory);

Exclusion criteria

no clinical evidence of major facial asymmetry;
use of medication that would influence or alter wound healing;
temporomandibular joint disorder history;
smoking

Treatment and study plan

Piezo-electric surgery of impacted lower third molars

Procedure

During lower third molar surgery, osteotomy is performed using piezoelectric instrumentation.

When necessary, tooth sectioning was performed with a high-speed tungsten carbide slit drill under saline irrigation and the tooth removed in single or multiple segments.

Rotary bur surgery of impacted lower third molars

Procedure

During lower third molar surgery, osteotomy is performed using rotary instruments

Primary outcomes

Facial swelling

Time frame: 7 days

T0-T1 and T0-T2 scans are opened and superimposed through three reference points:

endocanthion left (inner most point on commissure of left eye fissure), endocanthion right (inner most point on commissure of right eye fissure) and subnasale (mid point of columella).

After matching, the swelling was calculated by selecting the area of the swelling and subtracting the two images.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino"

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Three-dimensional Facial Swelling Evaluation of Piezo-electric Versus Conventional Drilling Bur Surgery of Impacted Lower Third Molar: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2020
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Aug 4, 2022
Registry last updated: Aug 4, 2022

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