Gum surgery recovery: spray or laser – which heals faster?
NCT ID NCT07034625
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two methods to help gums heal after a gingivectomy (removing excess gum tissue). Sixty-four healthy adults received either a hyaluronic acid spray (applied twice daily for 7 days) or low-level laser therapy (applied 4 times over 7 days). Researchers measured wound healing and pain levels at several time points. The goal was to see which approach works better for recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hyaluronic acid spray and low-level laser therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple, effective way to speed up gum healing and reduce pain after gingivectomy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 64 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatments are compared to each other, not to a placebo, so it's unclear if either is better than no treatment.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Systemically healthy * Having chronic inflammatory gingival hyperplasia affecting at least 6 teeth symmetrically in the maxillary or mandibular anterior region with gingivectomy indication * No usage of any medication affecting periodontal tissues or causing gingival hyperplasia such as antiepileptics, immunosupresors or calcium channel blockers * No history of periodontitis with attachment and bone loss Exclusion Criteria: * Having systemic disease * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Smoking * Inadequate oral hygiene * Antibiotic usage for the past six months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akdeniz University
Antalya, Konyaaltı, 07070, Turkey (Türkiye)
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