Adjunctive Kinesiotaping in Surgical Treatment of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars

Application of Kinesiotaping as an Adjunctive Physiotherapeutic Method in the Surgical Management of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars

PATIENT INFORMATION SHEET Participants are invited to take part in a clinical study involving surgical removal of an impacted lower wisdom tooth. Participation in this study is entirely voluntary.

The purpose of this study is to observe the healing process after wisdom tooth removal and to assess whether the use of elastic therapeutic tape placed on the skin (kinesiotaping) may support recovery.

SURGICAL PROCEDURE The procedure will be performed under local anesthesia and will include: - Administration of local anesthesia

• Incision of the gum
• Exposure of the impacted tooth and surrounding bone
• Removal of the tooth
• Cleaning of the surgical site - Placement of sutures After the surgery, standard post■operative instructions will be provided. STUDY PROCEDURE

After the surgical procedure, patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups:

1. Standard post■operative care
2. Post■operative care combined with application of elastic therapeutic tape on the skin of the face and neck area If the participants are assigned to the tape group, the tape will be applied immediately after surgery by qualified medical personnel and will remain in place for several days.

FOLLOW■UP VISITS Participant will be asked to attend follow■up visits on specific days after the procedure to allow the medical team to assess healing. PAIN MANAGEMENT Participant will be allowed to take pain medication if necessary, following medical advice.

VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION Participation in this study is voluntary. Participant may withdraw from the study at any time without giving a reason and without affecting participants medical care.

CONFIDENTIALITY All medical information collected during the study will be handled confidentially and used solely for research purposes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Impacted Third Molar Tooth
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kinesiotaping; Procedure: extraction of impacted third lower molar

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 70
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Poland
  • Silesian Voivodeship
    • Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, 41-902
      • Uniwersyteckie centrum stomatologii

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• No systemic diseases (generally healthy patient)

Indication for surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars for:

orthodontic reasons

surgical reasons

prophylactic reasons

Age between 16 and 64 years

Written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of chronic systemic diseases, including:

diabetes mellitus

hypertension

autoimmune diseases

Pharmacological treatment in the period preceding the surgery

Pregnancy

Substance abuse or dependence

Head and neck malignancies

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Research group; Group undergoing Kinesiotaping after the surgical procedure	Other: Kinesiotaping; basic lymphatic KT application; Procedure: extraction of impacted third lower molar; basic surgical extraction
Other: Control Group; no kinesiotaping	Procedure: extraction of impacted third lower molar; basic surgical extraction

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
postoperative pain intensity	Postoperative pain intensity will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst pain imaginable. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.	2 days post-surgery and 7 days post-surgery
Maximum Mouth Opening (MMO)	Maximum mouth opening will be measured using a caliper as the interincisal distance between the upper and lower incisors at maximum mouth opening.	FinishBefore surgery, 2 days after surgery, and 7 days after surgery
Facial Soft Tissue Swelling	Facial swelling will be assessed using linear tape measurements between six predefined facial reference points. The sum of distances will be used for analysis.	Before surgery, 2 days after surgery, and 7 days after surgery
Postoperative Analgesic Consumption	The total number of ketoprofen 100 mg tablets taken by each participant will be recorded as a measure of postoperative analgesic demand.	Day of surgery, 2 days after surgery, and 7 days after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Medical University of Silesia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 14, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 2, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): December 8, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 5, 2026
• First Posted (Estimated): January 12, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): January 12, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 5, 2026
• Last Verified: January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: kinesiotaping, impacted teeth
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Stomatognathic Diseases; Tooth Diseases; Tooth, Impacted
• Other Study ID Numbers: BNW/NWN/0052/KB1/57/I/23

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No