Tape your way to a faster wisdom tooth recovery?
NCT ID NCT07333963
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether applying elastic therapeutic tape (kinesiotaping) to the face and neck after impacted wisdom tooth removal can reduce pain, swelling, and improve mouth opening. 70 generally healthy participants were randomly assigned to receive either standard post-surgery care or standard care plus kinesiotaping. The goal was to see if the tape could support healing and reduce the need for pain medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- kinesiotaping (elastic therapeutic tape)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, kinesiotaping could become a simple, drug-free way to ease recovery after wisdom tooth surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no phase designation, so results may not be conclusive or widely applicable. The tape may not provide significant benefit over standard care.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Dec 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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16 to 64 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: * No systemic diseases (generally healthy patient) Indication for surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars for: orthodontic reasons surgical reasons prophylactic reasons Age between 16 and 64 years Written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of chronic systemic diseases, including: diabetes mellitus hypertension autoimmune diseases Pharmacological treatment in the period preceding the surgery Pregnancy Substance abuse or dependence Head and neck malignancies
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Uniwersyteckie centrum stomatologii
Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-902, Poland
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