LED Therapy for third molar surgery
LED Therapy using 830 nm in the mandibular third molar surgery
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
50
830 nm LED was used to irradiate the post-extraction area
ibuprofen 0.3 g bid for 3 days, metronidazole 0.1 g tid, and cefaclor 0.375 g bid for 7 days after surgery
Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Pain
Visual Analogue Scale,VAS
Time frame: Day 7
Swelling
Facial swelling was measured in 2 planes: the distance between the tragus and lip commissure and the distance between the gonion and external canthus of the eye.
Time frame: Day 3; Day 7
Trismus
Trismus was evaluated by measuring the maximum mouth opening between the edges of the upper and lower central incisors with a calibrated ruler.
Time frame: Day 3; Day 7
Quality of life score
OHIP-14 Scale
Time frame: Day 3; Day 7
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