A Comparison between Efficacy of 0.2% Chlorhexidine Gel and 1% Chlorhexidine Gel on Reduction of Dry Socket Post Third Molar Extraction

Background: Alveolar osteitis commonly known as dry socket is one of the most commonly seen complications after removal of impacted tooth. Many studies have investigated the efficacy of chlorhexidine mouthwash but there have been fewer studies on the use of chlorhexidine gel. Materials and methods: The present prospective study was conducted in the Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Institute, State during a period of 6 months. All the extractions were performed by single surgeon. Similar protocol was followed for extraction of both the teeth. All the patients were instructed to inform the operator in case of any pain. All the data was arranged in a tabulated form and analysed using SPSS software. Results: Dry socket was seen in 16% subjects. Out of the subjects who developed dry socket, there were 3 males and 5 females. There were 3 subjects with 1% gel and 5 subjects with 0.2% gel hat developed dry socket. A total of 9 subjects out of 50 developed dry socket. Conclusion: There was no significant difference of increasing the concentration of chlorhexidine gel form 0.2% to 1% in reducing the incidence of dry socket.
Key words: Chlorhexidine, Dry socket, Extraction

Corresponding Author: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhagat, Consultant, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Health Medical Education, Jammu and Kashmir.

This article may be cited as: Bhagat SK, Singh A, Sharma S, Kaur M, Kak V. A Comparison between efficacy of 0.2% Chlorhexidine Gel and 1% Chlorhexidine Gel on Reduction of Dry Socket Post Third Molar Extraction. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2017;3(6):92-94.