Can a blood gel with antibiotics speed wisdom tooth healing?
NCT ID NCT07764757
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether adding an antibiotic to a blood-derived gel (platelet-rich fibrin) placed in the socket after wisdom tooth removal improves recovery. It compares the antibiotic-enriched gel to a standard gel in the same person, measuring swelling, pain, and infection risk. Participants are healthy adults aged 18-34 with both lower wisdom teeth needing removal.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Antibiotic-enriched platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), a blood-derived gel with added antibiotic, placed in the tooth socket after extraction.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could reduce pain, swelling, and infection risk after wisdom tooth surgery, potentially speeding recovery and reducing the need for oral antibiotics.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. Risks include possible allergic reactions to the antibiotic or the procedure itself, and the added benefit over standard PRF may be minimal.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 32 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy patients (ASA I) according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists classification. * Age 18-32 years. * Ability to provide written informed consent. * Bilateral mandibular third molars requiring extraction for prophylactic, therapeutic, or strategic reasons. * Complete root development of mandibular third molars (Shumaker Stage H). * Availability of diagnostic-quality CBCT scans with adequate field of view (17 × 20). * Mandibular third molars classified as having conventional or moderate surgical difficulty according to Juodzbalys and Daugela classification. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy to corticosteroids. * Immunosuppression or immunocompromised conditions. * Acute infection at the mandibular third molar extraction sites. * Current or previous intravenous amino-bisphosphonate therapy. * Psychiatric disorders. * Thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<40,000/µL), thrombocytosis, or other coagulation disorders. * Severe hepatic cirrhosis, advanced chronic renal failure, or uncontrolled -diabetes mellitus. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Requirement for additional regenerative procedures (e.g., bone grafting). * Localized facial malformations involving the cheek region.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro
Catanzaro, cz, 88100, Italy
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