Laser or gel? study tests best way to soothe Kids' mouth sores
NCT ID NCT07138586
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested three treatments for traumatic mouth ulcers in 30 children aged 4 to 12: low-level laser therapy, lidocaine gel, and chlorhexidine mouthwash. The goal was to see which works best for reducing pain and speeding up healing. Results could help dentists choose the most effective option for kids.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-level laser therapy, lidocaine gel, chlorhexidine mouthwash
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that laser therapy is a better option for easing pain and healing mouth ulcers in children compared to standard gels or mouthwashes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 children, so results may not apply to all kids. It compares existing treatments, so no major breakthrough is expected.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jun 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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4 to 12 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: * Children from 4-12 years without any apparent medical problem * Children with history of receiving a dental procedure in the same or the previous day of the onset of ulcer. * Children having restorations or teeth with sharp edges. * Children with orthodontic or any other oral appliance. * No previous treatment with any modality for the ulcer. * Willingness to participate in the proposed clinical study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who had psychological or mental diseases. * Patient under anticoagulants, anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant medications. * Children with systemic (endocrine-metabolic) disease; rheumatologic disease; hormone disorder; immunodeficiency; use of corticoid-based therapy. * Uncooperative children or parents. * Patients who did not participate twice weekly in the evaluations were excluded
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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the National research Centre
Dokki, Giza Governorate, 12622, Egypt
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