Efficacy of 1% Betadine Mouthwash on the Incidence of Dry Socket after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery

  • Jyoti M Biradar
  • Gayithri H Kulkarni
  • Harish Srinivas Kulkarni
  • Sudha Shidagauda Patil
  • Ashish Shrikant Satapute
  • Laxmikant Mahadev Ghatnatti
Keywords: Dry Socket, Betadine Mouthwash, Impaction, Surgical Extraction

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Dry socket (syn. Alveolar osteitis, Alveolitis sicca dolorosa) is one of the most common complications after extraction of a tooth with a high incidence after a surgical extraction, particularly seen in the mandibular third molars.
AIM: To assess the efficacy of 1% betadine mouthwash in prevention of dry socket.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included a sample of 154 patients visiting the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre, Kohlapur, Maharashtra, India for surgical extraction of their impacted mandibular third molar and categorized as class A and B according to Pell and Gregory classification. The case group included patients who were provided with povidone iodine 1% oral antiseptic solution (Betadine), while no intervention was provided to the control group. All patients took 400 mg Ibuprofen (oral) one hour prior to the extraction. Post-surgery, patients were recalled on the third and seventh day and the data was recorded in the pre-filled proforma, data was entered in Microsoft excel, transferred into SPSS version 21.0 and the t-test was applied to analyze the data obtained.
RESULTS: It was observed that 26 patients (16.89%) had a dry socket present. The presence of dry socket was slightly higher among females 14, (53.84%) as compared to males (12, 46.6%). Mostly, fair oral hygiene was observed among the study subjects. No significant correlation was observed between oral hygiene status and incidence of dry socket (p>0.05). A statistically significant correlation between the cases and control group (p=0.047) was observed.
CONCLUSION: Povidone iodine 1% mouthwash reduces the incidence of dry socket following surgical extraction and hence, it use prior to surgical extraction of impacted teeth is recommended for better topical infection control.

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Author Biographies

Jyoti M Biradar

Associate Professor

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre New Paragaon 416113

Gayithri H Kulkarni

Professor and Head

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Tatyasaheb Kore dental college and research Centre, New paragaon 416113

Harish Srinivas Kulkarni

Principal

Tatyasaheb Kore dental college and research Centre, New paragaon 416113

Sudha Shidagauda Patil

Assistant professor (Lecturer)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre

New paragaon 416113

Ashish Shrikant Satapute

Assistant professor (Lecturer)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre

New paragaon -416113

Laxmikant Mahadev Ghatnatti

MDS, Department of Orthodontics

Ghattanatti Orthodontic and Orthopedic Centre
Tal- Miraj. Dist- Sangli,
Maharashtra

CITATION
DOI: 10.26440/10.26440/IHRJ/0301.04.521072
Published: 2019-04-17
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Jyoti M Biradar, Gayithri H Kulkarni, Harish Srinivas Kulkarni, Sudha Shidagauda Patil, Ashish Shrikant Satapute, Laxmikant Mahadev Ghatnatti. Efficacy of 1% Betadine Mouthwash on the Incidence of Dry Socket after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery. IHRJ [Internet]. 2019Apr.17 [cited 2024Mar.19];3(1):35-8. Available from: https://ihrjournal.com/ihrj/article/view/224
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