title: Topical effect of propolis in the repair of sulcoplasties by the modified Kazanjian technique. Cytological and clinical evaluation.
abstract: A study was conducted to analyze the effects of propolis mouth rinse on the repair of surgical wounds after sulcoplasty by the modified Kazanjian technique. Twenty-seven patients who underwent sulcoplasty were divided into three groups: C1--patients who did not use the mouth rinse C2--patients who used a mouth rinse containing 5% aqueous alcohol T--patients who used a mouth rinse containing 5% propolis in aqueous alcohol solution. The patients returned 7, 14, 30, and 45 days after surgery for cytological and clinical evaluation. It was concluded that: 1) the mouth rinse containing propolis in aqueous alcohol solution aids repair of intra-buccal surgical wounds and exerts a small pain-killing and anti-inflammatory effect; 2) the vehicle employed has a minor irritant effect on intra-buccal surgical wounds; 3) exfoliative cytology allows epithelization of intrabuccal surgical wounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostics and Surgery, State University of São Paulo (UNESP), Dental School of Araçatuba, Brazil.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Magro-Filho
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011429:Propolis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D009067:Mouthwashes; D011429:Propolis