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Surgeons preference for techniques and materials for suturing and its influence on healing after flap surgery
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PRASHAANTHI.N , SHEEJA S. VARGHESE, SHANTHA SUNDARI.K. K
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Flap surgery is done to access the tooth and the surrounding periodontium for better visualisation and instrumentation. Various types of suturing techniques and materials have been used in periodontal surgery. The aim of the study was to evaluate the various suture techniques and materials used and their influence on postoperative healing after flap surgery. This retrospective study included patients who underwent flap surgery from June 2019 to March 2020 in a dental hospital. Variables such as age, gender , suture technique and materials used for the flap surgery were extracted from the digital case records. Post operative healing was evaluated using a healing index. Data was tabulated and was statistically subjected to IBM SPSS version 20.0 using One way ANOVA by Bayesian method. Out of 695 patients who underwent flap surgery, 406 were males ( 58.4%) and 289 were females ( 41.6%) with an age range of 20-70 years. The most preferred suture technique in periodontal flap surgery was direct loop technique (38.1%).There was a significant association between the suturing technique used and healing.(p<0.05). The most preferred suture material in flap surgery was silk [98%]. There was no significant association between suture material and healing (p>0.05). In the present study, the most preferred suture technique used in the periodontal flap surgery was direct loop and the material used was silk. Suture techniques had a significant influence on healing after the periodontal flap surgery favoring direct loop and mattress sutures.
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Suture technique, Suture material, Postoperative healing, Healing index, Flap surgery
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.01.255
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