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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
The main objective of the study is to compare the effects of piezoelectric surgery and the traditional technique on soft tissue edema in patients undergoing bilateral germectomy of mandibular third molars. Post-operative swelling is analyzed using a photogrammetry facial scanner (Marathon MT-4000).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Test group: Piezoelectric Surgery | Experimental | Use of piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy procedures |
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| Control group: Traditional Surgery | Active Comparator | Use of traditional technique in third molar germectomy procedures |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy | Procedure | Application of piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy procedures |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 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) | Change from baseline (before surgery) at 2 day after surgery and at 7 days after surgery |
| 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) | Change from baseline (before surgery) at 2 day after surgery and at 7 days after surgery |
| 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) | Change from baseline (before surgery) at 2 day after surgery and at 7 days after surgery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Trismus analysis | To assess the effects of piezosurgery on trismus (measured in cm) | Change from baseline (before surgery) at 2 day after surgery and at 7 days after surgery |
| Pain analysis with Visual analogue scale (VAS) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Amerigo Giudice, Prof, MD, PhD | Contact | 09613647215 | a.giudice@unicz.it |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro | Recruiting | Catanzaro | 88100 | Italy |
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| Traditional technique in third molar germectomy | Procedure | Application of traditional technique in third molar germectomy procedures |
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To assess the effects of piezosurgery on pain (measured by VAS-score from 0 to 10 point, with 10 as the worst outcome.
| Change from baseline (before surgery) at 2 day after surgery and at 7 days after surgery |
| ID | Term |
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| D014076 | Tooth Diseases |
| D014095 | Tooth, Impacted |
| D014084 | Tooth Avulsion |
| ID | Term |
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| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D018677 | Tooth Injuries |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
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