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| 19.032/961-110/23 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development and Higher Education, Republic of Srpska |
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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if use of ozone works to treat complications after impacted mandibular third molar surgery. It will also learn does ozone has positive effect on wound healing and quality of life.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will:
The aims of this study were: (i) to determine the effects of gaseous ozone on pain, swelling, and trismus and healing process measured by cytokine levels, and (ii) to measure patient quality of life after impacted mandibular third molar surgery.
All participants included in the study will be informed about the aims and expected outcomes of the research, the sample collection procedure, and will sign an informed consent form. All participants will be treated according to the principles of good clinical practice and in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine provide study approval.
The surgical procedure for each patient will be performed using a standardized surgical technique in two clinical visits (one side per visit).
The surgical area will be disinfected. To ensure pain relief during the procedure, local anesthesia will be applied using blocks of the inferior alveolar and buccal nerves. After elevating the flap, osteotomy will be performed with a carbide drill using an air drill and continuous irrigation with saline solution. Depending on the morphology of the tooth, the third molar will either be extracted or the crown will be separated from the roots (separation). The wound will be primarily closed with individual sutures, and the sutures will be removed on the seventh postoperative day. After the surgical extraction of the third molar belonging the ozone therapy group, gaseous ozone will be applied to the extraction wound. Ozone will be reapplied 3 days after the intervention. After the surgical extraction of the third molar assigned to the sham ozone therapy, ozone will be applied by placing an inactive AV probe at the extraction site. The sham ozone therapy will also be applied 3 days after the surgical intervention. Postoperative instructions will be given to participants regarding oral hygiene maintenance, the use of cold compresses, and dietary recommendations. All participants will be invited for follow-up examinations on the 1st, 3rd and 7th day after the intervention.
Statistical data analysis will be conducted using SPSS version 20.0 (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp, USA). Normality testing will be performed, and depending on the results, parametric and/or non-parametric tests will be applied. To compare differences between groups, chi-square tests, independent t-tests, and/or Mann-Whitney tests will be used. To determine differences within groups, paired t-tests and/or Wilcoxon tests will be applied. The correlation between variables will be determined using Pearson or Spearman correlation. A p-value of <0.05 will be considered statistically significant in all analyses.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Ozone therapy | Experimental | After the surgical extraction of the impacted mandibular third molar, gaseous ozone will be applied at the extraction site. Ozone will be reapplied 3 days after the intervention, according to the manufacturer's recommendation for wound treatment following tooth extraction. |
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| Sham Comparator | Sham Comparator | After the surgical extraction of the impacted mandibular third molar, a sham ozone therapy will be applied at the extraction site. The sham ozone therapy will also be reapplied 3 days after the surgical intervention. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Ozone | Drug | In Ozone group, ozone will be applied at the site of the extraction wound for 30 seconds after the surgical extraction of the third molar, according to the manufacturer's recommendation for wound treatment following tooth extraction. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Postoperative complication: pain | For the assessment of postoperative pain, the Numeric Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (Carlsson, 1983) and the Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) (Aitken et al., 1969) will be used, which patients will complete. VAS is a horizontally drawn line of 100 mm in length, where the left end represents the absence of pain (0 mm), and the right end (100 mm) represents the worst pain ever experienced. The pain intensity will be determined by measuring the distance from the marked point on the scale to the left side of the scale and expressed in millimeters. The VRS is a numerical assessment of pain intensity based on six levels: 1 - no pain, 2 - very mild pain, 3 - mild pain, 4 - moderate pain, 5 - severe pain, 6 - very severe pain. | 1st, 3rd, and 7th days after the intervention |
| Postoperative complication: trismus | The degree of postoperative trismus will be assessed by measuring the distance between the mesio-incisal angles of the upper and lower central incisors with the mouth fully open, using a caliper. The value will be expressed in millimeters (Marković and Todorović, 2007). | 1st, 3rd, and 7th days after the intervention |
| Postoperative complication: swelling | The assessment of postoperative swelling will be performed by calculating the postoperative edema coefficient (Ec) using the modified formula by Carrillo et al. (1990): Postoperative distance - Preoperative distance x 100 /Preoperative distance. The postoperative Ec will be obtained by measuring in millimeters the preoperative and postoperative distances between the following reference points (R): AC - the most posterior point on the tragus to the lateral point at the corner of the mouth, AD - the most posterior point on the tragus to the prominent soft tissue landmark and BE - the lateral canthus of the eye to the lowest point on the angle of the mandible. Measurement will be done with a flexible ruler just before the intervention (the baseline value used for evaluating subsequent values). | 1st, 3rd, and 7th days after the intervention |
| Cytokine levels- wound healing |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Measurement of Quality of life of patients using The Oral Health Impact Profile - 14 (OHIP-14) before and 7th day after surgical intervention | The Oral Health Impact Profile - 14 (Locker, 1998) will be used to assess quality of life. Possible The Oral Health Impact Profile - 14 scores range from 0 to 56, with higher score representing poor quality of life. | Before and on the 7th day after the intervention |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine | Foca | Republika Srpska | 73300 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 17157479 | Background | Markovic A, Todorovic Lj. Effectiveness of dexamethasone and low-power laser in minimizing oedema after third molar surgery: a clinical trial. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Mar;36(3):226-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2006.10.006. Epub 2006 Dec 8. | |
| 2407660 | Background | Carrillo JS, Calatayud J, Manso FJ, Barberia E, Martinez JM, Donado M. A randomized double-blind clinical trial on the effectiveness of helium-neon laser in the prevention of pain, swelling and trismus after removal of impacted third molars. Int Dent J. 1990 Feb;40(1):31-6. |
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IPD supporting information will be available from January 2025 to the May 2025.
Access to selected IPD (SAP, ICF) will have all researches from the principal investigator upon request.
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| ID | Term |
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| D010126 | Ozone |
| ID | Term |
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| D010100 | Oxygen |
| D005740 | Gases |
| D007287 | Inorganic Chemicals |
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The study is a 'split-mouth' randomized clinical controlled trial.
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| Placebo | Drug | In the control group, a sham ozone therapy will be applied at the site of the extraction wound for 30 seconds after the surgical extraction of the third molar . |
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To determine the expression of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, VEGF, and TGF-β in samples from extraction wounds, real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) will be used. Gene expression will be determined using "housekeeping" genes as standards and appropriate primers, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Each sample will be analyzed in duplicate. |
| After surgical intervention, 3rd and 7th days after the intervention |
| 4899510 | Background | Aitken RC. Measurement of feelings using visual analogue scales. Proc R Soc Med. 1969 Oct;62(10):989-93. doi: 10.1177/003591576906201005. No abstract available. |
| 6602967 | Background | Carlsson AM. Assessment of chronic pain. I. Aspects of the reliability and validity of the visual analogue scale. Pain. 1983 May;16(1):87-101. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(83)90088-X. |
| Background | 34. Pell GJ, Gregory BT. Impacted mandibular third molars: Classification and Impacted mandibular third molars: Classification and modified technique for removal. Dent. Digest. 1933;39:330-8. |