Volume 8 | Issue - 8
Volume 8 | Issue - 8
Volume 8 | Issue - 8
Volume 8 | Issue - 7
Volume 8 | Issue - 7
Introduction And Background: Plaque deposition at the surgical site is one of the most difficult challenges causing unfavourable recovery. Surgical site sutures may serve as a bacterial reservoir and cause an array of infections. The primary cause of this is the wicking activity of sutures that are braided. To lessen the microbial load and encourage early healing, antibacterial sutures may be one of the alternatives. Material and Methods: This randomized prospective clinical trial comprised of 15 systemically healthy patients categorized as: Group 1 Triclosan-coated suture. Group 2- Chlorhexidine-coated suture. Group 3- Non-coated suture. All the patients were evaluated after 24 hours, 8th day,15th day and 30th day for Healing Index (HI), Post- Operative Pain (POP) and Visible Plaque Index (VPI). After the eighth day, the growth of both anaerobic and aerobic bacteria around each suture was assessed, and random samples were analyzed for descriptive microbiological examination using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM). Result: Intergroup comparison for all the indices failed to showed statistically significant results in Triclosan-coated, Chlorhexidine-coated and Non-coated suture material. Conclusion: Further trial are needed before the protocol of replacing antibacterial coated resorbable sutures with the non-coated resorbable sutures, determines the positive outcome and can decisively declare itself superior to the conventional suture placement.