NCT03410433

Suture Materials: an Evaluation

Split-mouth Analysis of Different Suture Materials in Periodontal Surgery: Microbiological and Clinical Aspects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Background: Many factors play a role when selecting an appropriate suture for optimal soft tissue healing in oral surgery. Moreover, the oral cavity has its specific challenges: it is an aqueous environment in which biofilm formation takes place on all surfaces. Therefore, oral surgery has specific demands for suture materials. Aim: The primary objective of this study was to compare the bacterial load on different suture materials. The secondary objective was to determine the impact of suture material on decubitus. Material \& methods: This prospective experimental study with a 'split-mouth' design enrolled 36 patients requiring oral surgery. Five different suture materials were compared regarding their microbiological load and decubitus at the suture removal. Bacterial accumulation on the same 5 suture materials was also tested in an in vitro biofilm model.

Conditions

• Suture Materials

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Silk 4.0	Silk suture 4.0
DEVICE	PG 910 4.0	PG 910 4.0
DEVICE	PP 4.0	PP 4.0
DEVICE	Silk 5.0	Silk 5.0
DEVICE	PG910 5.0	PG910 5.0
DEVICE	PP 5.0	PP 5.0
DEVICE	APG 5.0	APG 5.0
DEVICE	ePTFE 5.0	ePTFE 5.0

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-02-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-01
• Completion: 2016-11-01
• First posted: 2018-01-25
• Last updated: 2018-01-25