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Tetracycline coated suture versus silk suture in oral implantology

Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of tetracycline coated sutures and non-coated silk sutures on bacterial load reduction in oral implantology: A microbiological study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/085207
Enrollment
20
Registered
2025-04-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Tetracycline coated suture: To count the colony forming unit after seven days of placement of tetracycline coated suture in patients having one or more missing tooth patient recalled af

Sponsors

Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: above 18 years of age both male and female patients co operative and motivational patients committed to oral hygiene patients having single or multiple missing teeth requiring prosthesis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients with known allergy to tetracycline patients with any systemic diseases smokers alcoholics and patients with other adverse habits pregnant and lactating women patients with periodontitis and deep carious lesion intake of any antibiotics three months prior to implant surgery patients taking corticosteriods immunosuppresents and any other drug that could influence the outcome of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
to evaluate the colony forming unit in tetracycline coated silk suture and non coated silk suture after implant placementTimepoint: 7 days after placement of sutures patients will be recalled and the samples will be sent for microbiological analysis

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
patient subjective opinion will be assessed with a questionnaire based on visual analogue scaleTimepoint: 7 days after placement of suture patients will be recalled & the samples will be sent for microbiological analysis

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Deepak Kochar

Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research

kesang.lhamu.11@gmail.com8826169978

Outcome results

None listed

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