A comparative study between chlorhexidine coated absorbable and non chlorhexidine coated suture in controlling infections after surgical extractions
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K053- Chronic periodontitisHealth Condition 2: K030- Excessive attrition of teethHealth Condition 3: K011- Impacted teethHealth Condition 4: K041- Necrosis of pulpHealth Condition 5: K046- Periapical abscess with sinus
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/10/046594
- Lead Sponsor
- A B Shetty Memorial Institute Of Dental Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy adult patients
Patients with Normal TMJ function
Patients with adequate mouth opening
Patients requiring extractions with surgical exposure requiring flap elevation and buccal bone guttering
Exclusion Criteria
Patients not willing to give consent
Patients with systemic co morbidities
Pregnant and lactating women or on oral contraceptives
Patients with a known history of allergy to chlorhexidine
Patients who have taken antibiotics prior , in a span of 2-3 weeks for any head and infections including upper respiratory tract infections
Chronic smokers
Patients with poor oral hygiene
Patients with mental deficit / mental retardation
Patients requiring more than three sutures for approximation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Presence or absence of infection at the surgical siteTimepoint: Post Operative Day 1 , 4 and 7
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to assess and compare the efficacy of chlorhexidine coated polyglactin 910 in reducing pain , erythema , trismus , swelling and wound dehiscence against that of non coated polyglactin 910Timepoint: post operative day 1,4,7;to assess the ability of chlorhexidine coated polglactin 910 in controlling the colony forming units of bacteria against non coated polyglactin 910Timepoint: post operative day 7;to assess the presence of causative organism behind surgical site infectionTimepoint: post operative day 7