Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Comparison between Alvogyland Zinc Oxide Eugenol Packing for the Treatment of Dry Socket: A Clinical Study

  • Author:
  • Sthitaprajna Lenka1,, Karishma Rathor2, S. Dharmashree3, Rucha Varu4, Radha Prasanna Dalai5
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 845 to 848

1Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

2Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

3Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

4Private Consultant, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

5Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Sthitaprajna Lenka, Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: sthitaprajnalenka@gmail.com

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

Abstract

Dry socket is most common post-operative complication seen after extraction of third molar or surgical tooth. Patient come to next day of surgery complains of severe pain in the extraction socket and foul smell from mouth. The main objective to treat the dry socket is relief in severe pain by local dressing materials.

The main objective of the study was to evaluate two dressings material in pain relief of dry socket.

30 patients were selected after taken the informed consent those were underwent extraction. The patient selected for the study was those who have severe pain after one day of extraction and proper examination the diagnosis was dry socket are equally and randomly to control and test groups (Zinc oxide Eugenol) and Group B (Alvogyl).

At 7-day Alvogyl (2.90+.738) showed the highly statistically significant difference in relieving pain as compare to Zinc oxide eugenol (4.10+.316) dressings.

Alvogyl better than the ZOE dressing for providing pain relief in dry socket.

Keywords

Dry socket, Post extraction complication, Alvogyl, Zinc Oxide, Eugenol