Efficacy of intra-alveolar chlorhexidine gel in reducing frequency of alveolar osteitis in mandibular third molar surgery

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-94

  Babar, Adnan ^a   Ibrahim, Muhammad Wasim ^a   Baig, Nasir Jama ^a   Shah, Irfan ^b   Amin, Erum ^a  

^a National Institute of Heart Diseases National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Alveolar osteitis; Chlorhexidine; Mandibular third molar

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR OSTEITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT DISINTEGRATION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; IMPACTED MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR; JAW DISEASE; JAW PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR SURGERY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; OSTEITIS; PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; GEL; INCIDENCE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH SOCKET; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH SOCKET; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862604950     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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