Evaluation of Different Drugs for Prevention of Dry Socket after Extraction of Lower Wisdom Teeth

Abstract

Dry socket is one of the most common complications of tooth extraction especially after lower wisdom tooth removal. Many drugs have been used to decrease the incidence of this complication. The purpose of this study was to evaluate different drugs in prevention of dry socket. In this study 150 patients needs removal of lower wisdom tooth were included. The patients divided into five equal groups were and each group received different type of drug postoperatively. The patients were evaluated for the presence of dry socket in the 2nd, 5th, and 7th day after tooth extraction. The females were affected more than males in this study with 2.1: 1 rat io. The incidence of dry socket in the total number of the patients was 17.3%. The analysis of the data showed no significant relations between the five groups as the P value was > 0.05.The use of different drugs postoperative in this study showed no differences in the incidence of dry socket which high lighten the use of preventive measures to decrease the occurrences of such condition.