Oral post-surgical healing with polyglycolic acid suture

Abstract

Objective: To improve oral post-surgical cycatrization with the use of resorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) suture in patients undergoing dental implant surgery, by clinical assessment of signs of infection at 8, 15 and 30 days post-surgery. Method: Prospective analytical clinical research in patients of the Dental Implantology Clinic of the UniCIEO University Foundation, who underwent dental implant surgery and/or site adaptation for the placement of future implants (alveoli preservation, maxillary sinus graft and exodontics) and with the useof PGA 3.0s and 4.0s suture. They were carried out clinical controls at 8, 15 and 30 days post-surgery to evaluate the presence of pain, edema, flushing, tissue confrontation and loss of stitches. Results: Total of the sample 19 patients (26 procedures), 13 women and 6 men with average age of 60.05 years, total of implants placed 57, with guided bone regeneration 8 patients, graft in maxillary sinus 6 patients and exodontics 3 patients. The symptoms of pain, edema and flushing were decreasing from 8 days after surgery to disappear at 30 days, with a significant difference (Chi square p = 0.012). Conclusion: The use of resorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) suture in oral implantology procedures presents a good healing process and the minimum biological complications disappeared after 30 days post-surgery.