Comparison of Simple and Continuous Suture Techniques in Oral Surgery

Comparison of Simple and Continuous Suture Techniques in Oral Surgery Regarding Wound Healing, a Split-Mouth Clinical Trial

The study aims to compare two different suture techniques regarding wound healing. In this research, which is designed as a prospective study, a comparison of simple and locked continuous suture techniques will be done. For this purpose, Selçuk University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, being treated at the full arch flap opened (for alveoplasty). Half of the arch will be closed by a simple suture. The other half will be closed by continuous suture technique.

It is planned to evaluate wound healing with the Landry Healing Index and Early Wound Healing Score. It is planned to measure the amount of knot looseness in millimeters on the 7th day when the sutures will be removed. On the 7th day, it is planned to evaluate the suture removal pain for the patient and the ease of suture removal for the operator with the VAS scale. Data collected from these assessments will be statistically compared for simple and continuous sutures.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Wound Heal
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Simple Suture Technique; Other: Continuous Suture Technique

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 34
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Selçuklu
    • Konya, Selçuklu, Turkey
      • Selcuk University, Dentistry Faculty

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Study Population

Alveoloplasty patients who applied to our clinic and required full arch flap opening.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Needing full arch alveoplasty
• No smoking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Uncontrolled systemic condition
• Not participating in control appointments
• Complications about wound healing

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Simple Suture Group	Other: Simple Suture Technique; The half of the full arch flap will be closed by the simple suture technique.
Experimental: Continuous Suture Group	Other: Continuous Suture Technique; The half of the full arch flap will be closed by the continuous suture technique.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Suturing Time	The time between start and end of suture	1 minutes after ending suture
Early Wound Healing Score-1	Scoring wound healing according to Early Wound Healing Score(1 to 10; 1 is the best/10 is the worst)	Day 1
Early Wound Healing Score-3	Scoring wound healing according to Early Wound Healing Score(1 to 10; 1 is the best/10 is the worst)	Day 3
Early Wound Healing Score-7	Scoring wound healing according to Early Wound Healing Score(1 to 10; 1 is the best/10 is the worst)	Day 7
Pain at Suture Removal	VAS scoring for pain at suture removal. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.	Day 7
Suture Removal Difficulty	VAS scoring for suture removal difficulty. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.	Day 7

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Selcuk University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Şeyma Koyuncu, Selcuk University, Faculty of Dentistry

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 5, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 27, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): February 27, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 25, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 25, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): August 31, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 28, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 27, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: Selcuk003

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No