Comparison of two different wound-care treatments used after dental extractions to identify if healing was improved and pain reduced

Clinical audit of two standard surgical site treatments following dental extractions and the impact on incidence of alveolar osteitis within a specialist dental clinic

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14642271

Enrollment

934

Registered

2021-11-26

Start date

2000-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-05

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Conditions

Post dental extraction alveolar osteitis Oral Health

Interventions

Use of one of two standard, existing, licensed wound-care treatments at time of dental extraction: sterile water rinse plus corsodyl rinse or socket irrigation with very low level hypochlorite in norm

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients attending an out-patient dental clinic for non-acute dental extractions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of alveolar osteitis post-operatively measured using patient records at a single time point	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Satisfactory healing without pain measured using patient records at a single time point	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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