NCT03552809

Clinical Evaluation of Postoperative Healing After Conventional And Laser Assisted Frenectomy Operations

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Marmara University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled parallel-designed study was to evaluate clinical healing and patient comfort after conventional and diode laser assisted frenectomy operations in case of high papillary frenulum attachment. Forty-eight patients with high papillary frenulum attachments were included in the study. Patients were randomly divided into three groups; conventional frenectomy operation (Group C), frenectomy operation using diode laser (Group L) and diode laser asissted frenectomy with horizontal incision on the periosteum (Group L+P). Postoperative pain, difficulty in speaking and eating scores were assessed postoperative 3 hours and 1, 7, 14, 21 and 45 days using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Evaluation of epithelialization of the wound surface was carried out via hydrogen peroxide to the surface using a dental injector at postoperative 7, 14, 21 and 45 days. Plaque index, gingival index, bleeding on probing and probing depth were assessed at baseline and postoperative 7, 14, 21 and 45 days. All data were compared between groups and within each group.

Conditions

• Frenulum; Hypertrophy, Lip

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Gigaa Cheese 810 nm Diode Laser	Diode Laser assisted frenectomy operation.
PROCEDURE	Conventional Frenectomy Operation	Frenectomy operation performed by surgical blades with suturing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-10-01
• Completion: 2017-10-01
• First posted: 2018-06-12
• Last updated: 2018-06-12