Comparison of Simple and Continuous Suture Techniques in Oral Surgery

Selcuk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Wound Heal

Treatments: Other: Simple Suture Technique; Other: Continuous Suture Technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06020157

Selcuk003

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to compare two different suture techniques regarding wound healing. In this research, which is designed as a prospective study, a comparison of simple and locked continuous suture techniques will be done. For this purpose, Selçuk University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, being treated at the full arch flap opened (for alveoplasty). Half of the arch will be closed by a simple suture. The other half will be closed by continuous suture technique.

It is planned to evaluate wound healing with the Landry Healing Index and Early Wound Healing Score. It is planned to measure the amount of knot looseness in millimeters on the 7th day when the sutures will be removed. On the 7th day, it is planned to evaluate the suture removal pain for the patient and the ease of suture removal for the operator with the VAS scale. Data collected from these assessments will be statistically compared for simple and continuous sutures.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Needing full arch alveoplasty
• No smoking

Exclusion criteria

• Uncontrolled systemic condition
• Not participating in control appointments
• Complications about wound healing

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Simple Suture Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Simple Suture Technique

Continuous Suture Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Continuous Suture Technique