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Deo JK, Mehra P, Sharma R, Rehan HS. Does Unidirectional Polyglycolide Caprolactone Barbed Suture Have Improved Outcomes Over Non-barbed Suture When Applied for Intra-oral Incision Closure? J Maxillofac Oral Surg 2024; 23:81-87. [PMID: 38312973 PMCID: PMC10830978 DOI: 10.1007/s12663-023-02000-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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Purpose The choice of wound closure material may influence the clinical outcomes of intra-oral incision closure. Studies evaluating the application of barbed suture in the oral cavity are scarce. Hence, the present study was carried out with the aim to monitor and compare the efficacy and ease of handling of monofilament polyglycolide caprolactone (PGCL) unidirectional barbed and non-barbed sutures used for intra-oral incision closure in patients undergoing transalveolar extraction of impacted mandibular third molar and mandible fracture open reduction internal fixation. Methods A prospective randomized open label study was carried out among subjects requiring intra-oral incision closure following mandibular third molar extraction and isolated mandible fracture fixation. The difficulty index of the impacted third molars was evaluated pre-operatively. Subjects were randomized to receive either 3-0 monofilament PGCL unidirectional barbed or non-barbed sutures. Incision closure time and ease of suture handling were recorded intra-operatively. Post-operatively, patients were monitored for incision healing using the Hollander wound evaluation scale (HWES) and intensity of pain using visual analog scale (VAS) on post-operative days 1, 3 and 7. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, Chi-square, unpaired t test and multivariate analysis using the IBM SPSS-PC software (v.25.0). Results A total of 60 subjects completed the study protocol, who were randomized into two groups (n1 = n2 = 30), comparable in terms of age, gender and treatment (TAE = 51; ORIF = 9) received. The incision healing outcomes were significantly better (p = 0.016) with barbed suture using HWES on day 7. The mean closure time using barbed suture (142.50 ± 34.803 secs) was significantly (p = 0.001) shorter than that with non-barbed suture (204.56 ± 52.94 secs). The mean VAS for the barbed suture (0.97 ± 1.89) was less (p = 0.015, 95% CI) than the non-barbed suture (2.50 ± 2.91) on day 3. The suture handling ease was comparable between the two groups. Conclusion Monofilament unidirectional PGCL barbed suture has merits over the non-barbed suture with regards to superior post-operative incision healing, reduced incision closure time (43%), lower post-operative pain and comparable ease of suture handling. Hence, knotless PGCL suture is a promising alternative for intra-oral surgical incision closure in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
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- Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, Delhi India
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- Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, Delhi India
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Idupulapati H, Ramakrishnan K, Scott C, Narayanan V, Chandran S, Gurram P. Knotless barbed suture versus conventional polydioxanone suture material for intraoral surgical incisions - A randomized controlled trial. J Oral Biol Craniofac Res 2023; 13:688-692. [PMID: 37719064 PMCID: PMC10500458 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2023.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Purpose To evaluate and compare the perioperative wound management and healing of intraoral surgical incisions between the conventional and knotless barbed Polydioxanone suture materials. Materials and methods A Randomized Controlled Trial was conducted with well-constructed inclusion and exclusion criteria. 46 participants were allotted into the control and test groups based on a computer-generated randomization sequence. The materials used were 3-0 Stratafix™ knotless barbed PDS suture and conventional 3-0 Ethicon PDSTMII suture materials. Parameters assessed included intraoperative time taken for closure and assessment with Early Wound Healing Score (EHS) on postoperative day 1 and Landry, Turnbull, and Howley (LTH) Healing index on postoperative days 3 and 7. Statistical analyses were done using the Chi-square test and student's t-test with a p-value less than 0.05 indicating statistical significance. Results 32 patients had surgical intervention for maxillofacial fracture management and 14 patient for orthognathic osteotomies. Surgical sites (n = 60) included maxillary and mandibular vestibules. Intraoperative closure time was better in the test group with statistical significance (p-value = 0.0472). The healing scores on the 3rd and 7th postoperative days were compared between the control and test groups exhibiting statistical significance favouring the test group. The p-values were 0.0479 and 0.0393 respectively. Conclusion To conclude, our study concurred with the existing literature in terms of reduced operating time, and better wound healing observed with the knotless barbed suture. Along with statistical significance, all the variables exhibited clinical relevance and better wound management in the test group.
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- Himaja Idupulapati
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Potheri, Kattankulathur, 603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Potheri, Kattankulathur, 603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Potheri, Kattankulathur, 603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Potheri, Kattankulathur, 603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Potheri, Kattankulathur, 603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Potheri, Kattankulathur, 603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Microbiological Retention on PTFE versus Silk Suture: A Quantitative Pilot Study in Third Molar Surgery. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12030562. [PMID: 36978429 PMCID: PMC10044079 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12030562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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Background: Mandibular third molar (M3M) removal and management of postoperative complications represent a common matter of interest in oral and maxillofacial surgery. This potential quantitative study assessed the ability of two types of surgical sutures, Silk and polytetrafluoroethylene polymer (PTFE), to carry aerobic and anaerobic bacteria on wounds after mandibular third molar surgery, with a collection of the stitches at the suture removal and study in the laboratory on the basis of colony-forming units. Methods: This prospective quantitative study sampled a total of 10 consecutive healthy patients for mandibular third molar surgery at the Oral Surgery School, Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. The mean age of the patients was 31 years (range 25–40 years), seven patients were male and three patients were female. Inclusion criteria were: presence of a partially impacted mandibular third molar. Exclusion criteria were: smoking and diabetes mellitus. Extraction of the mandibular third molar was performed under local anesthesia: after the third molar surgery, two sutures were applied on the surgical site distally to the second mandibular molar: one single 3/0 silk stitch; one single 3/0 PTFE stitch. No sutures were applied on the release incision. Sutures were removed after 7 days and were immediately conserved and sent to the laboratory to be rated on the basis of colony-forming units (CFUs). CFUs were evaluated and reported on GraphPad Prism and transformed into its base 10 logarithm. Data were analyzed with a non-parametric Wilcoxon test, and p-values < 0.05 were evaluated as statistically significant. Results: All the patients attended the suture removal date, and all the sutures were present in the site. None of the surgical sites presented dehiscence. No stitch loss was reported, and no patient reported mouth washing or tooth brushing in the surgery site. All interventions were uneventful and no major complications were reported after M3M surgery. Bacterial retention resulted as statistically greater in silk sutures rather than PTFE sutures, both in Brain Heart Infusion samples (p = 0.003) and Wilkins-Chalgren anaerobe samples (p = 0.002). Conclusions: We found the PTFE suture to be superior to the silk suture in a reduction in the bacterial biofilm in both aerobic and anaerobic evaluations after M3M surgery.
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Agrawal P, Jadhav A, Bhola ND. Primum Non Nocere: A Case Report of Iatrogenic Fracture of the Mandibular Angle During Excision of an Impacted Third Molar. Cureus 2022; 14:e27672. [PMID: 36072206 PMCID: PMC9440348 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Dukaew N, Sakuludomkan W, Na Takuathung M, Pruksakorn D, Punyodom W, Koonrungsesomboon N. Analysis of Study Designs and Primary Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials of Investigational Suture Materials. Expert Rev Med Devices 2022; 19:247-258. [PMID: 35289244 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2022.2054333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical trials are a prerequisite for any investigational suture materials before a market approval application. The appropriate study designs and primary outcome measures are key to the validity and reliability of clinical trial results. This study aimed to characterize the study designs and primary outcome measures being applied in clinical trials of investigational suture materials. METHODS The systematic searches on PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Sciences, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were conducted to gather relevant studies published between January-2019 and May-2021. Data on general characteristics, suture intervention, study design, and primary outcome measures were extracted and analyzed. RESULTS Of 46 included studies, the majority of them were conducted with a randomized-controlled (93.5%), single-blind (50.0%), two-arm (84.8%), and parallel (76.1%) design with a 1:1 allocation ratio (95.7%). Through correlation network and heatmap analysis, the moderate-to-very strong correlations between some types of investigational suture materials and primary outcome measures were found including barbed vs non-barbed suture and suturing time, antibacterial-coated vs non-coated suture and wound infection, mono- vs multi-filament suture and wound healing index/markers, and different sizes of suture materials and scar assessment. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis provides guidance, with several key considerations, for designing a clinical trial evaluating investigational suture materials.
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- Nahathai Dukaew
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Musculoskeletal Science and Translational Research Center (MSTR), Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Center of Multidisciplinary Technology for Advanced Medicine (CMUTEAM), Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Biomedical Engineering Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Polymer Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Musculoskeletal Science and Translational Research Center (MSTR), Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Nejat AH, Eshghpour M, Danaeifar N, Abrishami M, Vahdatinia F, Fekrazad R. Effect of Photobiomodulation on the Incidence of Alveolar Osteitis and Postoperative Pain following Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 97:1129-1135. [PMID: 34048061 DOI: 10.1111/php.13457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of photobiomodulation therapy for the prevention of incidence of alveolar osteitis (AO) and postoperative pain following third molar surgery. In this double-blind clinical trial, the impacted teeth of patients having bilateral impacted mandibular third molars were surgically extracted; for each participant, one socket was randomly assigned to receive photobiomodulation treatment, the other received sham treatment. 660 nm 200 mW CW was applied at a distance of ~1cm to 4 points on the occlusal area of extraction socket (beam area at the tissue ~0.64 cm2 , 312.5 mW cm-2 , 1J, 1.6 J cm-2 ). Also, 810 nm 200 mW CW was applied at tissue surface at three points on the buccal and three points on the lingual gingiva, for 15 s (400 mW cm-2 , 3 J, 6 J cm-2 ). There was a statistically meaningful difference in AO frequency between the two groups, and the photobiomodulation group showed lower AO frequency compared with the sham PBM treatment (P-value = 0.035). According to the findings of this study, photobiomodulation therapy reduced the incidence of AO following surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars. The incidence of AO typically occurs 3-7 days post-extraction, and our results suggest that PBM treatment within the 7 days could help reduce the risk of AO development.
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- Amir Hossein Nejat
- Department of Prosthodontics, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Dental Implants Research Center, Dental School, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Radiation Sciences Research Center- Laser Research Center in Medical Sciences, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,International Network for Photo Medicine and Photo Dynamic Therapy (INPMPDT), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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