About this trial

The main objective of the study is to compare the effects of the piezoelectric surgery and the traditional technique on soft tissue edema in patients undergoing bilateral germectomy of mandibular third molars

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients aged between 14 and 24 years, with both lower third molars in the developmental stage (with incompletely formed roots) and requiring extraction of both for prophylactic, therapeutic or strategic reasons

Good quality of radiographic investigations (CBCT)

Good health status

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy
  • Traditional technique in third molar germectomy

Treatment groups

22 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro88100, Catanzaro Italy

Sponsors and collaborators

Amerigo Giudice

Lead sponsor

University Magna Graecia

Sponsor institution