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The efficacy of intra‐alveolar 0.2% chlorhexidine gel on alveolar osteitis: a meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Zhou J,
Hu B,
Liu Y,
Yang Z,
Song J
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/odi.12553
Subject(s) - osteitis , chlorhexidine , medicine , dentistry , dry socket , meta analysis , cochrane library , molar , dental alveolus , placebo , surgery , osteomyelitis , pathology , alternative medicine
Objectives The objective of this meta‐analysis was to assess the effect of 0.2% chlorhexidine gel in preventing alveolar osteitis following mandibular third molar extraction(s). Methods PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, Science Direct and the references of identified articles were searched for relevant studies that met our eligibility criteria. Treatment effects were combined by meta‐analysis using RevMan 5.3 and Stata 12.0 software. Results We included 11 trials in this meta‐analysis. Compared to the control, 0.2% chlorhexidine gel reduced the risk of alveolar osteitis by 62% ( RR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.28–0.53, P < 0.00001) following mandibular third molar extraction(s). The subgroup analysis results indicated that 0.2% chlorhexidine gel reduced the risk of alveolar osteitis after mandibular third molar extraction(s) by 75% ( RR = 0.25, 95% CI = 0.11–0.58) and 56% ( RR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.30–0.63) compared to no treatment and placebo, respectively. However, the occurrence of alveolar osteitis following mandibular third molar extraction(s) was not significantly different between 0.2% chlorhexidine gel and 0.12% chlorhexidine mouthwash ( RR = 0.24, 95% CI = 0.06–1.00). Conclusion The results showed that 0.2% chlorhexidine gel was effective in preventing alveolar osteitis after lower third molar extraction(s).