Baba Farid University Dental Journal
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 1

Comparative Evaluation of N-Butyl-2-Cynoacrylate and Silk Sutures in Closure of Intraoral Incisions: A Prospective Clinical Study

  • Author:
  • Srimathy S. Arora1,, Sagar Goyal2, Ish Kumar3, Rohit Sharma4, Shefali Arora5, Deepti Prashar6
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 16 to 23

1M.D.S. (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) Professor & Head, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Panchkula (Haryana), India e-mail: drsrimathy@gmail.com

2Post Graduate Student (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Panchkula (Haryana), India e-mail: drsagargoyal@gmail.com

3M.D.S. (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) Reader, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Panchkula (Haryana) India, e-mail: ishpahwa@yahoo.com

4MDS (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) Reader Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Panchkula (Haryana), India e-mail: rohit.s.dr@gmail.com

5M.D.S. (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) Reader Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Panchkula (Haryana) India e-mail: shefalina@rediffmail.com

6M.D.S. (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) Reader Dashmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot (Punjab) India e-mail: prashardeepti@yahoo.co.in

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Srimathy S. Arora M.D.S. (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) Professor and Head Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Panchkula (Haryana) India, Phone number: +919991475999, E-mail address: drsrimathy@gmail.com

Online published on 18 March, 2019.

Abstract

The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy of N-Butyl 2 cyanoacrylate glue as compared with routinely used silk sutures for closure of intraoral surgical wounds after minor oral surgical procedures.

10 patients (20 Surgical Sites) requiring bilateral alveoloplasty of one complete arch (maxillary or mandibular) were selected for the study. The quadrants were randomly selected, one side was closed with 3–0 silk sutures and the other by N-Butyl 2-Cyanoacrylate.

N-Butyl 2-Cyanoacrylate was found to be better as compared to conventional silk sutures in terms of pain, bleeding, swelling and wound dehiscence.

It was concluded that cyanoacrylate adhesive had certain advantages over conventional suturing technique, having hemostatic, desensitizing and bacteriostatic properties, associated with reduced inflammation, ease of application and avoidance of second visit for suture removal with the added advantage of no needle prick injury.

Keywords

Cyanoacrylate, silk sutures, intraoral incision, minor oral surgical procedure