Rana Majid Mansoor, Muhammad Irfan, Jamal Hassan, Muhammad Mustafa Chaudhary, Shahid Ali, Muhammad Usman Akhtar

Efficacy of Cyanoacrylate in Intraoral Surgical Wound Closure

Rana Majid Mansoor, Muhammad Irfan, Jamal Hassan, Muhammad Mustafa Chaudhary, Shahid Ali, Muhammad Usman Akhtar



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ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives in the management of intraoral surgical wounds in term of wound healing.

Material & Methods: Descriptive case series study. Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore. 6 months i.e. from: 10-08-2017 to 10-02-2018. After meeting the inclusion criteria 140 patients were enrolled. Strict aseptic measures were taken. Tissue glue applied on the incision line in form of drops at equidistant intervals and then allowed to flow and set for 1-2 minutes. The researcher evaluated the efficacy of wound healing clinically on 15‘, 2"d and 7th postoperative day. All the collected data was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 21.

Results: The mean age of patients was 34.16±9.57 years. Male to female ratio was 0.79:1. The wound healing was found in 128(91.4%) patients and the efficacy achieved in 128(91.43%) patients.

Conclusion: The cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives is efficacious for the management of intraoral surgical wounds in term of wound healing

Keywords: Wound Healing, Efficacy, Cyanoacrylate, Surgery



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