Skip to content

Evaluation of Antibacterial Suture Efficacy on Reduction of Bacterial Adhesion in Impacted Lower Third Molar Surgery

Evaluation of the Bacterial Species and the Mean Number of Bacterial Colonies on Vicryl and Antibacterial Vicryl Sutures Used In Mandibular Third Molar Surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20131205015665N3
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-05-04
Start date
2019-05-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-05-18

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

Conditions

comparison of mean number of bacterial colonies and predominant species on antibacterial vicryl and vicryl sutures.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: 27 patients selected between May and July 2019 and January 2019 among patients in the dentistry faculty of Isfahan university of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: having type A mesioangular mandibular third molar indicated for surgical removal having appropriate radiographic imaging age between 18-30 absence of obvious infection and/or extensive caries lesion in the oral cavity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: systemic health problems systemic or oral medication affecting normal oral microbial flora and colonization smoking and drug addiction alcohol addiction presence of intraoral inflammation before the surgery pregnancy and lactation known or suspected allergy to suture and other materials using in this study presence of removable prosthesis in the oral cavity loss of sutures before suture removal appointment presence of infection after surgery or any other situation with the need for antibiotic therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean number of bacterial colonies (cfu/ml) on vicryl and antibacterial vicryl suture materials. Timepoint: 1 week after surgery. Method of measurement: calculation of mean number of bacterial colonies grown in blood agar culture medium.;Determining the predominant species. Timepoint: 1 week after surgery. Method of measurement: gram coloring.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMilad Etemadi Shalamzari

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

etemadi@dnt.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 5581

Outcome results

None listed

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