Open AccessComparison of efficacy of ozonated water, normal saline, and povidone-iodine after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Dibakar Ghosh,
Shweta Bhardwaj,
Soujanya Koyalada,
Bela Mahajan,
Sumit Verma,
Ettishree,
B. Gurudutt Nayak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_534_20
Subject(s) - medicine , trismus , dry socket , molar , saline , osteitis , dentistry , dental alveolus , mandibular third molar , therapeutic irrigation , iodine , incidence (geometry) , surgery , anesthesia , materials science , osteomyelitis , physics , optics , metallurgy
Surgical extraction of mandibular third molars is an important and one of the most frequently performed operative procedures in dentistry. There are a variety of postoperative complications that may follow this procedure. These include pain, trismus, infection, dry socket, or alveolar osteitis. Numerous techniques have been used for reducing these morbid conditions. These range from flap designs, suture placement, use of various irrigating solutions, etc.