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This study assessed the effectiveness of using an oxidized cellulose dental dressing in order to reduce the rate of alveolar osteitis after posterior tooth extraction in smokers. Dry socket incidences of heavy smokers from 4 independent dental clinics, which routinely used oxidized cellulose dental
At a hospital in Damman, Saudi Arabia, it was noticed that many patients had developed dry socket after surgical removal of wisdom teeth. To enhance haemostasis, Surgicel (oxidized cellulose) gauze was sometimes used in the tooth socket in patients who were operated under general anaesthesia. An
Metronidazole has been found beneficial in a number of oro-dental infections namely dry socket, gingivitis, smelling tumours and periodontal diseases where anaerobes are implicated as pathogens. Buccoadhesive tablets of metronidazole were prepared by compressing the drug, bioadhesive polymers namely