The effect of chlorhexidine mouth washes on the incidence of dry socket following teeth extraction

Abstract EN

Background : Dry socket is the most common complication in the healing of wounds following the extraction of teeth, this study was performed to reduce the incidence of this complication.

Material and methods : 150 patients were involved in this study ; they were divided into two groups, an experimental group in which the patient's mouth was rinsed with chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2 % preoperatively and postoperatively, and a control group in which the patient's mouth was rinsed with a normal saline.

Results : It had shown that the incidence was reduced from 4 % in the control group to 1.3 % in the experimental group.

Conclusion : Although the incidence of dry socket in this study was reduced to 1.3 %, but complete prevention was difficult to obtain due to the fact that there are several factors play a role in the development of this condition.