Comparison of Piezoelectric and Conventional Surgery for Germectomy of the Lower Third Molar

Amerigo Giudice22 enrolled

Overview

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).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Tooth Disease Piezoelectric Technique Tooth Impacted Tooth Extraction Status Nos Tooth Avulsion

Interventions

Piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomyPROCEDURE

Application of piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy procedures

Traditional technique in third molar germectomyPROCEDURE

Application of traditional technique in third molar germectomy procedures

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 14 YearsMax age: 24 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged between 14 and 24 years, with both lower third molars in the developmental stage (with incompletely formed roots) and requiring extraction of both for prophylactic, therapeutic or strategic reasons * Good quality of radiographic investigations (CBCT) * Good health status

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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)