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Silk Versus Anti-Microbial Sutures in Minor Oral Surgical Procedures

Silk Versus Anti-Microbial Sutures in Minor Oral Surgical Procedures

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/034953
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-07-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K011- Impacted teeth

Interventions

Intervention1: 3-0 silk braided suture material: 3-4 sutures on the incision line Control Intervention1: vicryl 4-0 suture material: 3-4 sutures placed on the incision line

Sponsors

Narayana Rao
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: indicated for minor oral surgical procedures (surgical removal of third molars, vestibuloplasty, alveoloplasty, apicoectomey etc.)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: underlying systemic/ oral diseases, smokers.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Early wound Healing Score (EHS), by Lorenzo Marini et al. (2018). bacterial colonization around suture materialTimepoint: Early wound Healing Score (EHS), by Lorenzo Marini et al. (2018). bacterial colonization around suture material

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
risk of surgical site infectionTimepoint: 1 week

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sneha Sharma

Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences

sharma.sneha2483@gmail.com9899698061

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026