Dry socket, also termed as fibrinolytic osteitis or alveolar osteitis, is a complication of tooth extraction. Zinc oxide-eugenol dressing is widely used in the management of dry socket. Eugenol in wound dressing acts as an antibacterial and analgesic agent but known to cause hypersensitivity reaction and allergies. Curcuma longa rhizome extract could perform as a substitute of eugenol as its active compounds have an anti-inflammation, antioxidant, anticancer, and antibacterial properties. This study aims at studying the effect of Curcuma longa and pineapple extract wound dressing in dry socket.
The study was conducted in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of Saveetha dental college, Chennai. 40 patients with dry socket were selected from the outpatient department of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The diagnosis of dry socket was made clinically. Curcuma longa and pineapple…
