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To evaluate the effect of low level laser therapy versus the saline on wound healing after extraction of primary Molars
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Low-level laser therapy | Experimental | Effect of Low-level laser therapy in wound healing after primary molar extraction |
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| Saline | Active Comparator | Normal saline in wound healing after primary molar extraction |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Low-level laser | Device | Effect of Low-level laser therapy in wound healing after primary molar extraction |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Presence of granulation tissue | binary outcome will be recorded by clinical examination as presence or absence of granulation tissue using Landry, Turnbull, Howley Index | Follow-up day of, 3 days and 7 days after extraction |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of tissue color | Binary (>50% gingiva red, >25% but < 50%gingiva red, <25% gingiva red, All tissue pink) will be recorded by Clinical examination using Landry, Turnbull, and Howley Index | Follow-up day of, 3 days, and 7 days after extraction |
| Rate of bleeding on palpation |
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Inclusion Criteria:
● Children aged from 4 to 6 years.
Exclusion Criteria:
● Uncooperative children.
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D028022 | Low-Level Light Therapy |
| D000077330 | Saline Solution |
| ID | Term |
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| D053685 | Laser Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D010789 | Phototherapy |
| D000077324 | Crystalloid Solutions |
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| Saline Solution (NaCl 0,9%) | Other | Following the extraction, a piece of gauze soaked in normal saline solution (NSS) will be placed over the socket. Both parents and children will be instructed to keep the gauze in place for 45 minutes |
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| Follow-up day of, 3 days, and 7 days after extraction |
| Presence of suppuration | Clinical examination using Landry, Turnbull, and Howley Index. Unit of measurement is binary (present /absent) | Follow-up day of, 3 days, and 7 days after extraction |
| Assessment of gingival margin status | Follow-up day of, 3 days, and 7 days after extraction |
| Size of wound | Follow-up day of, 3 days, and 7 days after extraction |
| Rate of post operative pain | Score (0-10) will be recorded by Wong-Baker Pain Scale | Follow-up day of, 3 days, and 7 days after extraction |
| D007552 |
| Isotonic Solutions |
| D012996 | Solutions |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |