Skip to content
Bored Studies
RecruitingAccepts healthy volunteers

Impact of Nd:YAG Laser Photobiostimulation on Healing of Gingiva

Medical University of South Carolina · NCT07095556

View Study & Apply (opens in a new tab)

Opens the official ClinicalTrials.gov record, with the study team’s contacts. Bored Studies doesn’t enroll anyone.

Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
39
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
November 5, 2025
Record last updated
November 12, 2025

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The intervention in this study is to determine whether multiple applications of photobiostimulation with Nd-YAG laser improve wound healing following tooth extraction and alveolar ridge preservation. Investigators plan to assess the impact of laser treatment on wound healing by measuring salivary biomarkers, gingival wound size and surveying for the use of pain reduction and patient satisfaction. The intervention group will receive extraction and alveolar ridge preservation with Nd-YAG laser photobiostimulation on days 1, 3, and 7 following extraction and socket preservation, while the control group will receive the standard of care extraction and alveolar ridge preservation without the laser

Being studied: Low-level laser therapy

Conditions: Wound Healing and Prevention; Oral Inflammation; Photobiomodulation; Post-operative Pain Management; Tooth Extraction Site Healing

Eligibility criteria

Copied from the official record. The study team makes the final decision at screening.

Show full criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants who are ≥ 18 years old,
  • Patients who are scheduled for the treatment of tooth extraction and alveolar ridge preservation (ARP)
  • No contraindications for tooth extraction and alveolar ridge preservation based on electronic health records.
  • Participants who can express the level of pain
  • Participants who self-report "not pregnant"

Exclusion Criteria

  • Untreated periodontal disease
  • Acute infection of the teeth
  • Use of antibiotics within the last three months.
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Use of bisphosphonates based on EHR
  • Alveolar bone defects occurred or were detected during tooth extraction

Recruiting US locations

  • MUSC College of Dental Medicine, Graduate Periodontics Clinic

    Charleston, SC 29425

    Site contact: Joe Gambacorta, DDS · 843-876-7645 · gambacor@musc.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Pinar Emecen-Huja · (843) 792-5688 · emecenh@musc.edu
All pain studies in South Carolina →
Impact of Nd:YAG Laser Photobiostimulation on Healing of Gingiva (NCT07095556) | Bored Studies