Clinical and laboratory markers in predicting the probability of alveolitis occurrence.

OBJECTIVE

Aim: Our aim was to identify the markers necessary to predict the probability of alveolitis in case of tooth extraction under the conditions of a clinical laboratory and within the workplace of a dental surgeon.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Materials and

Methods

160 patients were under our supervision. Since men and women may undergo tooth extractions throughout their lives, we selected adult patients (from 18 to 75 years old) including 100 men and 60 women. The effectiveness of classical methods was studied and compared according to the treatment protocol and drug treatment regimens developed by us based on a range of laboratory and comprehensive clinical studies. Patients in the main group and the comparison group were identical by age, gender, pathology, and the conducted treatment. Patients who required outpatient tooth extraction were regarded as the inclusion criteria for the research. Depending on the treatment, all patients were divided into three groups, randomized by age, gender, and duration of the disease.

RESULTS

Results

According to the results of our research, OHI indicators, which were conducted for 14 days, showed that the average statistical value of OHI constituted (2.01±0.11) points the day after the extraction in Group II in case of scheduled tooth extraction corresponding to indicators of a satisfactory state of hygiene.

CONCLUSION

Conclusions

1. The inclusion of pectin-containing medication in the complex of preventive measures is fully justified in relation to the occurrence of inflammatory complications after tooth extractions in modern conditions of a doctor's work at an outpatient clinic. 2. The wound surface of the socket of the extracted tooth should be covered with a bandage. 3. Under the conditions of a clinical laboratory and within a workplace of a dental surgeon, the markers necessary to predict the probability of alveolitis in case of a tooth extraction are the following: clinical indicators of normalization of the oral cavity hygienic state, a significant decrease in the intensity and prevalence of the inflammatory process in the gums, changes in the oral fluid pH towards the alkaline side.