Sleep hormone and skin gel join forces to fight wisdom tooth pain
NCT ID NCT07735806
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This trial tests whether placing a gel containing hyaluronic acid and melatonin into the socket after impacted wisdom tooth removal can reduce pain, swelling, and speed bone healing. Forty adults aged 18–35 will receive either the active gel or a plain gel foam. Pain and swelling are checked at days 1, 3, and 7, and bone density is measured with a CT scan at 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a topical gel containing 0.2% hyaluronic acid and 3 mg melatonin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve recovery after wisdom tooth surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The mixture is applied locally, so its effects may be modest.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patients aged 18-35 years. * patients requiring surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars classified as Pell and Gregory class II, position B, irrespectiver of the impaction type. * Patients with normal moueh opening at the time of extraction. * Surgical site free of active infections. * Patients free from systemic diseases that may affect the healing process. * Patients without known allergy for melatonin, local anesthetic agents, amoxicillin, or acetaminophen (paracetamol ) . Exclusion Criteria: * Heavy smokers (\>cigarettes / day) . * Pregnant patients. * Patients with local infections ('e.g pericoronitis) . * Patients who used melatonin for more than 6 months prior to the study. * Patients with poor oral hygiene or active periodontal disease. * Patients with limited mouth opening * Surgical procedures exceeding 30 minutes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry, Kafrelsheikh University
Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, 33511, Egypt
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