Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 1s

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Deepa Brahmbhatt.
deepabrahmbhatt58@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of 0.2% chlorhexidine mouthwash in incidence of alveolar osteitis which is the most common complication in the healing of wounds following the surgical  extraction of impacted mandibular third molar teeth. Materials and method: 50 patients were included in this study with bilaterally impacted lower third molars which were indicated for surgical extraction. The surgical sites were divided into two: study site in which the patient's mouth was rinsed with chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2% postoperatively and control site in which the patient's mouth was rinsed with a normal saline. All the patients were evaluated for pain, presence or absence of integrity of blood clot and coverage of the alveolar bone for the diagnosis of dry socket. Results: It had shown that the incidence was reduced from 16% to 6% although data was clinically significant but statistically insignificant. (p >0.05) Conclusion: 0.2% chlorhexidine reduced the incidence of alveolar osteitis after the surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars by approximately 10%-15%.

Keywords: AO - alveolar osteitis, dry socket; fibrinolytic alveolitis; 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate mouthrinse.