Pain After Diode Laser Frenectomy in Children
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8-14
SponsorAfyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
About this trial
This prospective single-group clinical study aims to evaluate postoperative pain following diode laser-assisted frenectomy in pediatric patients and to assess the agreement between different pediatric pain assessment scales. Children aged 8 to 14 years who require diode laser-assisted frenectomy will be treated according to the standard clinical protocol at the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University. Postoperative pain will be evaluated once daily for seven consecutive days using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, the Modified Emoji Pain Scale (MEPS), and gender-specific pain assessment scales. The primary objective is to characterize the time course of postoperative pain during the first postoperative week. Secondary objectives include evaluating the agreement and correlation between the different pain assessment instruments used in pediatric patients. The findings are expected to contribute to the identification of reliable pain assessment methods and to improve postoperative pain evaluation following diode laser-assisted frenectomy in children.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Children aged 8 to 14 years.
Patients requiring diode laser-assisted frenectomy based on clinical indication.
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I or II.
Ability of the participant and parent/legal guardian to understand the study procedures.
Disqualifiers
Presence of systemic diseases or medical conditions that could influence wound healing or pain perception.
Current use of analgesic, anti-inflammatory, corticosteroid, or psychotropic medications.
History of allergy or contraindication to local anesthetic agents.
Acute oral infection at the surgical site.
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Diode Laser-Assisted Frenectomy
Procedure/SurgeryDiode laser-assisted frenectomy was performed under local anesthesia using a standardized surgical protocol by the same experienced pediatric dentist. Following the procedure, participants received routine postoperative care and were instructed to record postoperative pain once daily for seven consecutive days using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, the Modified Emoji Pain Scale (MEPS), and gender-specific pain assessment scales.
Treatment groups
53 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Diode Laser-Assisted FrenectomyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Postoperative Pain Intensity Measured by the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale
Postoperative pain intensity assessed using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale.
Time frame
Daily for 7 consecutive postoperative days2
Postoperative Pain Intensity Measured by the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale
Postoperative pain intensity was assessed using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale. Participants recorded their pain level once daily during the first seven postoperative days.
Time frame
Daily for 7 days after diode laser-assisted frenectomySponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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