Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Electrocautery and scalpel: Patients will be selected randomly into two groups, both of which will undergo major oral surgical procedures. In the first group oral mucosal incision will
Sponsors
Saraswathi Lakshmi Yatam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who require oral vestibular incision for management and correction of any facial deficits. Orthognathic surgical procedures which require intra-oral vestibular incision. Oral and maxillofacial pathologies involving only hard tissue which require intra-oral mucosal incisions. Patient more than 18 years old. Healthy patients, ASA I & II.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Medically compromised patients such as patients with history of bleeding disorder, collagen disorder, diabetes, hypertension, ASA III, IV, V, VI. Presence of bone fractures in the region. Presence of pathology along the line of incision. Presence of intra oral laceration/wound in the site of incision. Presence of ecchymosis in the site of incision.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the efficacy of electrocautery and stainless-steel scalpel incisions in oral surgical procedures in terms of time taken for incision, healing efficacy, blood loss, post operative pain assessment, scar formation.Timepoint: Time taken for incision and bleeding measured at baseline during surgery. Post-operative pain, healing efficacy measured within 2 weeks after surgery. Mucosal scarring index measured within 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSaraswathi Lakshmi Yatam
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita School of Dentistry
Outcome results
None listed