TY - JOUR ID - TI - Evaluation of the haemostatic action of povidone- iodine in dental extraction (Clinical and follow up prospective study) AU - Ali Q.L. Al-Amiri علي العامري PY - 2012 VL - 24 IS - 2 SP - 85 EP - 87 JO - Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد SN - 18171869 23115270 AB - Background: This study aimed to evaluate the haemostatic action of povidone-iodine by irrigation of the alveolarsockets after extraction against the use of normal saline alone.Materials and Methods: This clinical prospective study included 60 patients (35 males, 25 females), ranging in agefrom 20 to 60 years. All minor oral surgery patients at (Oral& Maxillofacial Surgery Department in College of Dentistry/Babylon University) from March 2011 to January 2012. The patients were divided equally into treatment& controlgroups. Povidone-iodine (1%, w/v) was used for irrigation of extraction sockets in the treatment group and saline wasused in the control group.Results: The 60 patients were divided equally into treatment& control groups. Povidone-iodine (1%, w/v) was used forirrigation of extraction sockets in the treatment group and saline was used in the control group. In the treatmentgroup, 24 patients showed cessation of bleeding compared to only 7 in the control group. Povidone-iodinesignificantly (P < 0.01) controlled bleeding as compared to saline.Conclusion: Iodine is corrosive due to its oxidizing potential while povidone is a thickening and granulating agent;together they have a chemocauterizing effect that could be the reason for the cessation of bleeding

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