Chlorhexidine mouthwash for the prevention of alveolar osteitis after oral surgery

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Alveolar osteitis (dry socket); Oral Health; Alveolitis of jaws

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14646628
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad Austral de Chile

Brief Summary

1. 2018 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29742264 (added 22/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-12-27
• Study Start: 2016-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 744

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with clinical indications for tooth extraction, and who presented at least one of the following risk factors for developing alveolar osteitis:
1. Tobacco smoker (consumption of = 5 cigarettes 24 hrs before extraction)
2. Previous surgical site infection (clinical diagnosis of chronic periodontitis, acute periodontal conditions, apical periodontitis, pericoronitis, fungal infections, or dental pulp gangrene)
3. Traumatic extraction (lifting a flap, use of elevators for > 4 min, and/or rotary instruments)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients requiring extraction in the operating theater
2. Patients living in rural areas who manifested difficulty in returning for follow-up
3. Patients allergic to chlorhexidine
4. Patients under antimicrobial therapy, antibiotic prophylaxis, or antibiotics therapy after extraction

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified