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
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
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Crossover
Piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy
Procedure/SurgeryApplication of piezoelectric technique in third molar germectomy procedures
Traditional technique in third molar germectomy
Procedure/SurgeryApplication of traditional technique in third molar germectomy procedures
Facial swelling qualitative analysis
To compare the effectiveness of piezosurgery in reducing facial swelling using qualitative three-dimensional analysis (measured by colorimetric variation given by the overlapping volumes)
Facial swelling quantitative analysis - volumetric differences
To compare the effectiveness of piezosurgery in reducing facial swelling using quantitative three-dimensional analysis ( volumes measured in cm3)
Facial swelling quantitative analysis - linear differences
To compare the effectiveness of piezosurgery in reducing facial swelling using quantitative three-dimensional analysis (linear differences measured in cm2)
Trismus analysis
To assess the effects of piezosurgery on trismus (measured in cm)
Pain analysis with Visual analogue scale (VAS)
To assess the effects of piezosurgery on pain (measured by VAS-score from 0 to 10 point, with 10 as the worst outcome.
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Amerigo Giudice
Lead sponsor
University Magna Graecia
Sponsor institution
