Could your own blood speed wisdom tooth recovery?
NCT ID NCT07672951
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether placing a clot made from a patient's own blood (platelet-rich fibrin, or PRF) into the socket after wisdom tooth removal can reduce pain, jaw stiffness, and facial swelling. About 134 adults with impacted lower wisdom teeth will receive either PRF or a standard gelatin sponge. Researchers will measure pain, mouth opening, and swelling before surgery and again on days 1 and 7 after the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, PRF could become a standard, low-cost way to speed recovery and reduce discomfort after wisdom tooth surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 134 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. PRF may not outperform the standard gelatin sponge, and individual healing varies.
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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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134 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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May 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 50 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 to 50 years Patients with impacted mandibular third molars indicated for surgical extraction Mesioangular or vertical impactions (Winter classification) Class II or Class III impactions, Position B or C (Pell and Gregory classification) Patients who provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant or lactating females Patients with systemic diseases affecting healing (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, immunocompromised states) Smokers Patients on medications affecting bone or soft tissue healing Patients with acute infection at the surgical site
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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PAEC General Hospital, Islamabad
Islamabad, Federal, 44100, Pakistan
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