Comparative Evaluation of Microbial accumulation of Periodontal Pathogens on Polytetrafluoroethylene suture (PTFE) & Silk suture following Periodontal Surgery.
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Title-Comparative evaluation of microbial accumulation of periodontal pathogens on polytetrafluoroethylene suture (PTFE) & silk suture following periodontal surgery.
Introduction - Periodontal surgery is performed for better oral hygiene in patients who are suffering from periodontitis. To attain good health and architecture of the tissue, healing should take place suitably. Healing depends upon type of suture material and Sutures acts as site of bacterial adherence during the post-operative period. The bacteria associated with periodontal diseases are predominantly gram-negative anaerobic bacteria.
Method- Total number of 30 patients undergoing periodontal surgery was selected for study and divided into two groups based on type of suture material. Group 1 and Group 2 (n=15) consist of 15 patients where suturing was done with polytetrafluoroethylene suture and silk suture (3-0). On the 10th day suture’s were removed and placed in a sterile container and will be sent to the Department of Microbiology for anaerobic culture.
Result-The results of the study were subjected to statistical analysis using student t test and concluded that the blood and mitissalivarius agar there was no statistically significant difference in of colony counts among PTFE group & Silk group.