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Impacted Third Molar ToothNCT03619460

Clinical Efficacy of a New Piezoelectric Technique for Wisdom Teeth Extraction

A study testing piezoelectric extraction and conventional extraction in people with Impacted Third Molar Tooth, run by Azienda Ospedaliera di Bolzano at 1 site in Italy.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

the aim of this randomized controlled clinical study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new piezoelectric technique for wisdom teeth extraction without using manual tools versus the conventional one.Patients referred to the hospital of Bolzano for wisdom tooth extraction will be randomly divided in two groups. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Impacted Third Molar Tooth
What is being tested?
piezoelectric extraction and conventional extraction
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
44 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
1 Oct 2018to 1 Mar 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients referred for wisdom tooth extraction
  • Patients older than 18 years old and able to sign the informed consent

Who cannot join

  • General contraindications to surgery.
  • Patients irradiated in the head and neck area.
  • Immunosuppressed or immunocompromised patients.
  • Patients who took or are taking bisphosphonates intravenously.
  • Uncontrolled diabetes
  • Presence of oral pathologies that seriously involved oral mucosa
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  • Patients with poor oral hygiene and motivation.
  • Patients with oral pathologies with serious mucosal involvement
  • Pregnancy or lactation.
  • Addiction to alcohol or drugs.
  • Psychiatric problems.
  • Patients with an acute infection inflammation around the tooth to be extracted.
  • Wisdom teeth with roots attached or positioned around the nerve
  • Patients unable to come to the required follow up visits

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

MARIA GABRIELLA GRUSOVIN, DDS contact

+39 3482250966

GABRI.GRUSOVIN@TISCALI.IT

TOMASO VERCELLOTTI, MDS contact

+39 335382085

TOMASO@VERCELLOTTI.COM

Italy1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Bolzano Hospital

    Bolzano, 39100

    FABRIZIO FONTANELLA, MDS, +39471908408, FABRIZIO.FONTANELLA@ASBZ.IT

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Clinical Efficacy of a New Piezoelectric Technique for Wisdom Teeth Extraction Without Using Manual Tools: a Clinical Randomized Controlled Study.

the aim of this randomized controlled clinical study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new piezoelectric technique for wisdom teeth extraction without using manual tools versus the conventional one.Patients referred to the hospital of Bolzano for wisdom tooth extraction will be randomly divided in two groups. In the test group all the procedure will be performed using piezoelectric instruments, while in the control one conventional manual instruments will be used. Main outcome measures are patient pain and complications, secondary outcome measures are duration of the surgical treatment and soft tissue healing

Read the detailed description

Wisdom teeth extraction can be difficult and patient can suffer post operative swelling and pain. A new piezoelectric technique for wisdom teeth extraction was developed and it showed promising results in terms of surgical effectiveness and patients post operative complications. The aim of the study is to compare the new technique with special designed piezoelectric tools with the traditional one in a randomized controlled way. The same procedures are to be followed for teeth extraction except for the use of a piezoelectric lever in one group and a manual lever in the other one. The study is a mono-center, pragmatic, randomised clinical trial (RCT) of parallel group design. The trial would have one week follow up. All patients referred to the Dental Department of S.Maurizio Hospital (Bolzano, Italy) for the extraction of wisdom teeth are considered eligible for the study.

Being tested
piezoelectric extraction, conventional extraction
Keywords
wisdom teeth, extraction, piezoelectric technique

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • piezoelectric extractionProcedure or surgery

    Only Piezoelectric device will be used for surgical wisdom teeth extraction

  • conventional extractionProcedure or surgery

    Only manual instruments and burs on straight handpick will be used for wisdom teeth extraction

Study groups in NCT03619460
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
piezoelectric extractionExperimentalThe flap will be raised using a Piezoelectric elevator, the eventual bone around the third molar crown will be removed with the same piezoelectric lever used for luxation and root extraction. The eventual rizectomy will be performed using a piezoelectric saw.
Receives: Procedure: piezoelectric extraction
conventional extractionActive comparatorThe flap will be raised using a manual elevator and the eventual bone around the third molar crown will be removed with a bone bur with a straight handpiece while the eventual rizectomy will be performed using a bone bur. Manual levers will be used for luxation and tooth extraction
Receives: Procedure: conventional extraction

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Subjective Patient's perception of pain

    • a visual analogue scale with categorical value from 0 to 10 will be filled by the patient at 6 hours after surgical treatment and every morning in the following 7 days.

    Measured: 7 days

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Patient's perception of pain

    the number of analgesics taken by the patients will be recorded: the patient will register the number of tablets taken after the surgery up to the 7th day

    Measured: 7 days

  2. Duration of the surgical treatment

    measured from opening of the flap to end of the extraction, suturing excluded

    Measured: 1 day

  3. Complication

    Any intrasurgical complication will be registered. Besides swelling and trismus will be evaluated at half an hour, 3 and 7 days after the surgery. Bleeding will be evaluated half an hour after the treatment.

    Measured: 7 days

  4. Healing of soft tissues

    presence of normal healing, inflammation, suppuration will be recorded

    Measured: 7 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Aug 2018
  2. Study start1 Oct 2018
  3. Primary completion1 Mar 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Mar 2019 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
All patients will take amoxicillin + clavulanic acid and Ibuprofen 600mg . Mepivacain with 1:100.000 adrenalin will be used for anesthesia. Local infiltration of Desamethasone 4mg and intraoral disinfection of the surgical area with povidone iodine will be done. A full thickness flap will be raised after a sulcular incision from the mesial buccal aspect of the second molar to the distal aspect of the third one where a releasing incision begins describing an open V shape. In the Piezoelectric group Piezoelectric tools will be used. In the conventional group manual tools and burs with a straight handpiece will be used. The flap will be sutured using a 3/0 suture. Levobupivacaine hydrochloride 5mg will be injected at the end of the procedure in the site of the operation
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
44 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03619460
Sponsor's protocol ID
0060125-BZ
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
20 Jul 2018
Last updated
11 Jan 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: CLINICAL STUDY REPORT

Publications

  • Piersanti L, Dilorenzo M, Monaco G, Marchetti C. Piezosurgery or conventional rotatory instruments for inferior third molar extractions? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Sep;72(9):1647-52. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.04.032. Epub 2014 May 6.

    PubMed 25109581
  • Vercellotti T Cap. 4 Tecniche di Estrazione dentale pag 31- 47 Piezosurgery elementi essenziali. Ed Quintessenza 2009

  • Vercellotti T Cap.8 Nuove tecniche estrazioni dentali pag. 185 -255. La chirurgia ossea piezoelettrica: una nuova era. Ed Quintessenza 2016

  • Barone A, Marconcini S, Giacomelli L, Rispoli L, Calvo JL, Covani U. A randomized clinical evaluation of ultrasound bone surgery versus traditional rotary instruments in lower third molar extraction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Feb;68(2):330-6. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.03.053. Epub 2010 Jan 15.

    PubMed 20116704
  • Itro A, Lupo G, Marra A, Carotenuto A, Cocozza E, Filipi M, D'Amato S. The piezoelectric osteotomy technique compared to the one with rotary instruments in the surgery of included third molars. A clinical study. Minerva Stomatol. 2012 Jun;61(6):247-53. English, Spanish.

    PubMed 22669054
  • Goyal M, Marya K, Jhamb A, Chawla S, Sonoo PR, Singh V, Aggarwal A. Comparative evaluation of surgical outcome after removal of impacted mandibular third molars using a Piezotome or a conventional handpiece: a prospective study. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Sep;50(6):556-61. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2011.10.010. Epub 2011 Nov 15.

    PubMed 22088359
  • Sortino F, Pedulla E, Masoli V. The piezoelectric and rotatory osteotomy technique in impacted third molar surgery: comparison of postoperative recovery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Dec;66(12):2444-8. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.004.

    PubMed 19022121
  • Spinato S, Rebaudi A, Bernardello F, Bertoldi C, Zaffe D. Piezosurgical treatment of crestal bone: quantitative comparison of post-extractive socket outcomes with those of traditional treatment. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2016 Mar;27(3):361-6. doi: 10.1111/clr.12555. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

    PubMed 25639687
  • Vercellotti T. Technological characteristics and clinical indications of piezoelectric bone surgery. Minerva Stomatol. 2004 May;53(5):207-14. English, Italian.

    PubMed 15263877

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing piezoelectric extraction and conventional extraction in people with Impacted Third Molar Tooth, run by Azienda Ospedaliera di Bolzano at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jan 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact MARIA GABRIELLA GRUSOVIN, DDS (+39 3482250966, GABRI.GRUSOVIN@TISCALI.IT), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Subjective Patient's perception of pain (time frame: 7 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03619460, which also lists 9 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jan 2019.

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