U.S., May 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06967246) titled 'Effect of Kinesio Taping of Pain, Swelling and Trismus After Mandibular Third Molar Surgery' on April 26.
Brief Summary: This study evaluates the effectiveness of kinesio taping in reducing swelling, pain, and trismus complications after wisdom tooth extraction surgery. Patients undergoing bilateral symmetrical extraction of mandibular third molars, Kinesio tape was applied on the study side and placebo tape on the control side. Pain intensity was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), swelling was measured using predefined facial landmarks, and mouth opening was recorded using interincisal distance measurements. Data were col...