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CompletedNCT06212232Updated Mar 27, 2025

A New Piezoelectric Technique in Third Molar Surgery

An interventional study of Piezoelectric surgery in Tooth Diseases, Piezoelectric Technique and Tooth, Impacted, sponsored by Amerigo Giudice. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 32 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-27.

Sponsored by Amerigo Giudice · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
47
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 32 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The present study aims to analyze the effect of the piezoelectric technique in third molar surgery in terms of facial swelling, trismus and pain in a split-mouth randomized controlled clinical trial

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The present study aims to analyze the effect of of the piezoelectric technique n third molar surgery in terms of facial swelling, trismus and pain in a split-mouth randomized controlled clinical trial. Facial swelling will be assessed using an innovative three-dimensional digital technique.

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Conditions studied

  • Tooth Diseases
  • Piezoelectric Technique
  • Tooth, Impacted
  • Tooth Extraction Status Nos
  • Tooth Avulsion
  • Facial Swelling

Keywords

  • third molar surgery
  • facial swelling
  • 3D facial swelling evaluation
  • Piezoelectric technique
  • tooth impacted
  • piezosurgery
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 32 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 18 to 32 years who required both M3M extractions were recruited
  • Good health status
  • Indication to surgical extraction of both M3M
  • Complete root formation
  • Surgical risk level classified as "Conventional" or "Moderate" according to - Daugela et al. classification

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Person under the age of 18 or over 32
  • Allergy or contraindications to administration of corticosteroids
  • Acute infection in any of the teeth to be extracted
  • Patients with chronic liver disease, diabetes, immune system dysfunction, or haematological disease
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • History of treatment with antiresorptive drugs
  • Chronic kidney disease
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
47 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental: Test Group

    Use of a new piezoelectric technique in third molar surgery

    Procedure: Piezoelectric surgery

  • Active comparator
    Traditional: Control Group

    Use of the traditional technique in third molar surgery

    Procedure: Piezoelectric surgery

Interventions

  • ProcedurePiezoelectric surgery

    Application of a new piezoelectric technique in third molar surgery

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Facial swelling qualitative analysis

    To compare the effectiveness of piezosurgery in reducing facial swelling using qualitative three-dimensional analysis (measured by colorimetric variation given by the overlapping volumes) .

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

  2. Facial swelling quantitative analysis - volumetric differences

    To compare the effectiveness of piezosurgery in reducing facial swelling using quantitative three-dimensional analysis ( volumes measured in cm3) .

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

  3. Facial swelling quantitative analysis - linear differences

    To compare the effectiveness of piezosurgery in reducing facial swelling using quantitative three-dimensional analysis (linear differences measured in cm2) .

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

Secondary outcomes

  1. Trismus analysis

    To assess the effects of piezosurgery on trismus (measured in cm)

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

  2. Pain analysis with Visual analogue scale (VAS)

    To assess the effects of piezosurgery on pain (measured by VAS-score from 0 to 10 point, with 10 as the worst outcome.

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

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Study locations

1 site
  • Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro
    Catanzaro, 88100, Italy
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06212232
Lead sponsor
Amerigo Giudice
Responsible party
Amerigo Giudice (Professor, University Magna Graecia) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jan 18, 2024
Start date
Jul 1, 2023
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2025
Completion
Mar 24, 2025
Last update
Mar 27, 2025

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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