Role of Vitamin E in Reducing Dry Socket

Summary

90 female patients seeking extraction of a single tooth in the lower posterior region were divided randomly into 45 patients received vitamin E inside the socket after extraction (study group) and 45 patients didn't receive vitamin E after extraction (control group).

Timeline

Start

2022-01-01

Primary completion

2022-12-01

Completion

2022-12-10

Publications

• Results Blum IR. Contemporary views on dry socket (alveolar osteitis): a clinical appraisal of standardization, aetiopathogenesis and management: a critical review. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2002 Jun;31(3):309-17. doi: 10.1054/ijom.2002.0263.

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