Lasers beat scalpel for gum surgery pain
NCT ID NCT07462117
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using a laser instead of a scalpel for gum surgery reduces pain and discomfort. 36 healthy adults with missing teeth and shrunken gums took part. The results showed that laser-treated areas caused significantly less pain and discomfort than the traditional scalpel method.
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- 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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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62 to 79 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: \- Systemically healthy 36 edentulous patients , We selected the patients to be candidates for total prostheses and complete edentulous at the level of the maxilla. Exclusion Criteria: no comorbidities \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nica Diana
Timișoara, Romania
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