Efficacy of Pure Honey Dressing in Contrast to Alvogyl in the Resolution of Dry Socket

Summary

Dry socket, or Alveolar Osteitis, is the most common complication that can follow a tooth extraction. Over the years, various approaches have been employed to expedite the healing process and alleviate the associated symptoms. Among these, Alvogyl has been the most commonly used dry socket dressing all over the globe. However due to Alvogyl's potential side effect of causing a foreign body reaction \& ultimately necrosis of the alveolar bone if left in the socket along with its high cost, scientists have sought to develop new techniques. Among them, Honey dressing has heralded promising properties in facilitating the resolution of dry socket, thus opening the window of a side-effect free natural viable alternative to Alvogyl. In this research, we aim to compare the efficacy of pure Honey as a dry socket dressing in comparison to Alvogyl.

Timeline

Start

2024-06-01

Primary completion

2024-12-30

Completion

2025-01-30

Publications

• Results Keshini MP, Shetty SK, Sundar S, Chandan SN, Manjula S. Assessment of Healing Using Alvogyl and Platelet Rich Fibrin in Patients with Dry Socket - An Evaluative Study. Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Jul-Dec;10(2):320-324. doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_259_19. Epub 2020 Dec 23.
• Results Abu-Mostafa N, Al-Daghamin S, Al-Anazi A, Al-Jumaah N, Alnesafi A. The influence of intra-alveolar application of honey versus Chlorhexidine rinse on the incidence of Alveolar Osteitis following molar teeth extraction. A randomized clinical parallel trial. J Clin Exp Dent. 2019 Oct 1;11(10):e871-e876. doi: 10.4317/jced.55743. eCollection 2019 Oct.
• Results Soni N, Singh V, Mohammad S, Singh RK, Pal US, Singh R, Aggrwal J, Pal M. Effects of honey in the management of alveolar osteitis: A study. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Jul-Dec;7(2):136-147. doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.201354.

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