Dry Socket, Osteitis
Conditions
Brief summary
Efficacy of ozone gel, doxycycline saturated chitosan dressing versus Alveogyl in pain alleviation and healing of alveolar osteitis in diabetic patients
Interventions
(Ozene; Premier Research Labs, lp, 3500-b Wadley pl, Austin, TX, USA. 78728) applied in dry socket
doxycycline hyclate ( Atridox 10% Tolmar Inc, USA) saturated chitosan dressing (HHD) HemCon dental dressing Pro ( Tricol Biomedical, Inc. USA) applied in dry socket
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients over 20 years and under 60 years of age * DM controlled by medication, presented to outpatient clinic with signs and symptoms of dry socket * Only participant that are willing to control and record blood glucose level throughout the study period
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with any significant medical condition (besides DM) * Alcoholic individuals * Patients on drugs that affect the central nervous systems * Patients who reported the use of drugs that might interfere with pain sensitivity * Pregnant and lactating women * Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain scores will be recorded on visual analog scale (VAS) | 7 days | visual analog scale (VAS) is a scale from 0 to 10. 0 indicates no pain while indicates extensive unbearable pain |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Healing score of the extraction socket | 21 days | According to the amount of granulation tissue: Nil: no granulation tissue * Granulation tissue in one quarter or less * Granulation tissue in 2 quarters +++ Granulation tissue in 3 quarters ++++ Granulation tissue in 4 quarters |
Countries
Egypt