Efficacy of chlorhexidine in the prevention of alveolar osteitis after permanent tooth extraction. Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Dental extraction is a routine task performed by dental surgeons. This procedure may sometimes cause associated postoperative complications such as: edema, pain, trismus and alveolar osteitis (AO). Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of chlorhexidine (CHX) in the prevention of alveolar o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heber Arbildo-Vega, Marialejandra Sime, Edward Infantes, Fredy Cruzado, Tania Castillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Concepción. 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Oral Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.joralres.com/index.php/JOR/article/view/joralres.2019.065/626