Comparison of wound healing time post odontectomy surgery using silk and catgut sutures In Pirngadi Hospital

Abstract

Objective: To compare post-odontectomy wound healing time using silk and catgut sutures at Pirngadi Hospital from May to June 2018. Material and Methods: This is anon-laboratory experimental study with a "post-test only"design. Wound healing scores was assessed on the first and seventh days post odotectomy by seeing signs of inflammation. The number of patients studied was 30 people which 15 people used silk and 15 people used catgut. Results: The results were statistically analyzed using Mann-Whitney Test. There was no significant relationship (p> 0.05) between the wound healing time to the suture type on the first day post odontectomy. On the seventh day, it was found that there was a significant relationship (p <0.05) which silk had a score of 1.40 ± 0.507 while catgut had a score of 1.07 ± 0.258. Conclusion: Catgut has a better wound healing time than silk.

Characteristics of Suture Materials Used in Oral Surgery: Systematic Review

“… Results were highly subjective. Leknes et al 2005 17 To evaluate clinically and histologically tissue reactions to silk and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) suture materials placed in human oral tissues NRCT Periodontal surgery SS ePTFE 7-10 days Bacterial plaque was detected in 10 of 11 silk and four of 11 ePTFE suture channels at 7 days, and 8 of 10 and 4 of 11 suture channels at 10 days. Braided silk sutures apparently cause a more extensive inflammatory tissue reaction than ePTFE.…”

“…They concluded that braided silk sutures cause more extensive inflammatory tissue reaction than ePTFE sutures. Syafilda et al, 17 in their clinical trials, tested wound healing with 2 suture materials (silk and catgut). They found that on day 1 and day 7 of the surgery, the catgut sutures had a better score of wound healing time than silk.…”

“…Meanwhile, silk sutures outperform catgut in terms of biocompatibility and handling characteristics, making them more appealing to practitioners. 17 Tissue reactions linked to the physical properties of the sutures can be correlated to the capillary and fluid absorption profile of the suture, and PGA was assessed in the Balamrugan et al study as demonstrating superior results to silk, which were also attributed to the fact that monofilaments had a lower friction coefficient resulting in less tissue injury. 12 Another study found that areas sealed with silk sutures took longer to heal and had more inflammation than those sealed with cyanoacrylate.…”

Effectiveness of Propolis Application in Wound Healing of Third Molar Mandibula Post Odontectomy (Clinical and Radiographic Analysis) - a Comparative Study

“…Recommendations for surgical third molar odontectomy were released by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (2017) in a white paper. Odontectomy is a surgical tooth extraction that involves creating a ap and reducing the bone around the teeth, so it has potential complications of infection or osteitis, swelling, bleeding, injury to the anatomical structure of the tooth or nerve, trismus, fracture of the maxillary or mandibular tuberosity and oroantral communication [1,2,3]. Drugs such as analgesics and antibiotics to help the wound healing process as well as vitamins can cause side effects for the body [4,5].…”