Tackling Dry Socket Via Laser Therapy in Smokers

September 21, 2025 updated by: Reham Alaa, Badr University

Tackling Dry Socket Via Dual Wavelength Laser Diode Therapy in Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

This study examines the efficiency of diode laser therapy to manage dry sockets after tooth extraction.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study compares the efficiency of diode laser therapy and using only alveogyl to accelerate the healing of dry sockets after tooth extraction in smokers. Smoker patients with dry sockets were enrolled randomly into two different groups. Group 1 received dual wavelength laser diode therapy, three times per week. While group 2 received only a topical application of alveogl. The treatment lasted for two consecutive weeks. The treatment efficiency was evaluated by measuring the volume of the socket using the syringe method. The pain level was measured by the visual analog scale.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt, 11837
        • Badr University in Cairo

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Smokers patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Females on contraceptives.
  • Diabetic patients
  • Hepatitis C virus patients
  • Patients on corticosteroids
  • Patients with renal diseases
  • Anemic patients

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group 1
Group 1 received diode laser therapy
Device: Diode laser therapy
Dual wavelength laser diode therapy device
Experimental: group 2
Group 2 received topical application of aveogl dressing
Combination product: Alveogyl dressing
Alveogyl is a haemostatic-analgesic alveolar dressing

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Socket volume
Time Frame: 2 weeks
measured through the volumetric measurement method using a syringe filled with saline
2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain level
Time Frame: 2 weeks
measured by the visual analogue scale(VAS). It include score from 0 to 10 in which 10 indicates the worst pain level and 0 indicates no pain
2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Badr University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: reham Elkalla, lecturer, Badr University in Cairo

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 30, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 20, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

September 20, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 25, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 25, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 1, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

September 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2025

Last Verified

September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BUC-IACUC-231015-42

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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