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Pain After Diode Laser Frenectomy in Children
Sponsor: Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Summary
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.
Official title: Postoperative Pain Assessment Following Diode Laser-Assisted Frenectomy in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Single-Group Clinical Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 14 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
53
Start Date
2026-07-10
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-07-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Diode Laser-Assisted Frenectomy
Diode 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.
Locations (1)
Afyonkarahisar Health Science University
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (Türkiye)