Postoperative Course Following Wisdom Tooth Surgery
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00921479 |
Recruitment Status
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Recruiting
First Posted
: June 16, 2009
Last Update Posted
: September 19, 2017
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Condition or disease |
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Pain, Postoperative |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 300 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Postoperative Course and Quality of Life Following Surgical Removal of the Mandibular 3. Molar |
Study Start Date : | June 2005 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2018 |
Group/Cohort |
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Females
Norwegian females Caucasian origin, between the age of 18 and 45, who are candidates for surgical removal of one mandibular 3. molar.
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Males
Norwegian males of Caucasian origin, between the age of 18 and 45, who are candidates for surgical removal of one mandibular 3. molar
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- Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- Pain Intensity (0-10 Numerical Rating Scale) [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- Norwegian McGill Pain Questionnaire (NMPQ) [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- Norwegian Translated Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (NTSF-MPQ) [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- Subjective Swelling Assessment (0-10 Numerical rating Scale) [ Time Frame: 7 Days ]
- Corahs Dental Anxiety Scale (CDAS) [ Time Frame: 1 day ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 45 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients of either sex of Caucasian origin, between the age of 18 and 45, who are candidates for surgical removal of one mandibular 3. molar
Exclusion Criteria:
- Chronic drug treatment (except birth control medication) with analgesics, anti-inflammatory treatment (both steroidal (SAIDs) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)) apart from standard postoperative analgesic treatment administered by the operator.
- The necessity for anti-microbial drugs.
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- Patients with diabetes.
- Patients who due to age or communication skills are considered unable to complete patient forms.
- Professional evaluation suggests an alteration of the planned surgical area or treatment form.
- Surgery exceeding 45 minutes, from time of first incision to completed suturing.
- Known or assumed intolerance or hypersensibility to ibuprofen (standard postoperative analgesic treatment).
- Known or assumed intolerance or hypersensibility to the standard local anaesthetic Xylocain-adrenalin (lidocaine-adrenalin).
- Consumption of alcohol in the period from 2 days before or until the end of the primary observation period (postoperative days 0-7.

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Norway | |
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ullevaal University Hospital | Recruiting |
Oslo, Norway, NO-0407 | |
Contact: Lasse A Skoglund, DDS, DSci 004722844672 lasses@odont.uio.no | |
Contact: Per Skjelbred, MD, DDS, PhD 004722118484 p.skjelbred@ulleval.no | |
Sub-Investigator: Olaug Egeland, DDS | |
Principal Investigator: Lasse A Skoglund, DDS, DSci | |
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, OUS | Recruiting |
Oslo, Norway, NO-0424 | |
Contact: Lasse A Skoglund, DDS, DSci 004722844672 lasses@odont.uio.no | |
Contact: Ellen C Vigen, MOdont 004722844671 ellencv@odont.uio.no |
Principal Investigator: | Lasse A Skoglund, DDS, DSci | Section of Dental Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo |
Publications:
Responsible Party: | Lasse Ansgar Skoglund, Professor, Oslo University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00921479 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
OE-001 |
First Posted: | June 16, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 19, 2017 |
Last Verified: | September 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Keywords provided by Lasse Ansgar Skoglund, Oslo University Hospital:
third molar quality of life postoperative swelling |
postoperative pain Surgical Procedures, Operative Postoperative Period |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pain, Postoperative Pain Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases |
Postoperative Complications Pathologic Processes Signs and Symptoms |