Effect of a topical antimicrobial paste on healing after extraction of molars in HIV positive patients: randomised controlled clinical trial.

Author(s): Ortega KL, Rezende NP, Araujo NS, Magalhaes MH

Affiliation(s): Special Care Dentistry Center School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil. klortega@usp.br

Publication date & source: 2007-01, Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg., 45(1):27-9. Epub 2006 Feb 17.

Publication type: Comparative Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

AIM: To assess the efficacy of a medicated dressing in the socket on the healing after dental extractions in HIV positive patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty HIV positive patients with CD4 counts below 200 cells/mm(3) who were to have molar teeth extracted were randomly allocated to have the socket dressed with a medicated paste (Rifocort) with camphorated parachlorophenol and iodoform) and sutured (treated group), or merely sutured (control group). RESULTS: The sockets in the treated group healed more quickly than in the control group.