The Effectiveness of Laser Acupuncture and Standard Medication Therapy on Mandibular Post-Odontectomy Patients

This is a clinical trial study to evaluate the group that received a combination of laser acupuncture and standard medication compared to the group that received the combination of sham laser acupuncture and standard medication alone, in management of post-mandibular odontectomy patients. The required sample was 57 mandibular third molars in male/female subjects post-odontectomy and randomized into 2 groups: (1) combination of laser acupuncture with standard medication and (2) combination of sham laser acupuncture with standard medication. The subjects will receive two times treatment, on day-1 (baseline) and day-3 after odontectomy. The outcome will be assessed on day-1 (baseline), day-3 and day-7 post-odontectomy. Patients and outcome assessors will be blinded to the group allocation.

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female subject
• Age 18 - 40 years
• Classification of Pell and Gregory class I, II and positions A, B, C
• Willing to participate in this research and sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Have a history of using corticosteroid drugs in the last 3 months
• Have a history of medication with analgesics at least 24 hours before surgery
• Have an unstable systemic disease (such as uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes etc.)
• The patient has a medical emergency / hemodynamically unstable (such as having a hypertensive crisis)
• Wounds or skin diseases at the location of the acupuncture point irradiation
• Patients with a history of epilepsy
• High fever (> 38oC).