title: [Choice of surgical suture material used in oral cavity-clinical study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Historical data on closing and suturing of surgical wound describe a wide range of various suture materials. The choice of the surgical catgut, i.e. type and diameter, depends on the localization, characteristics and condition of the tissue to be treated. From the standpoint of oral-surgical practice the following clinical parameters are of the outstanding importance regarding the choice of suture material: accumulation of soft deposits on the sutures, decubitus of the adjacent soft tissues and dehiscence of the operative wound.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this research was to determine the correlation between different types of suture materials and accumulation of soft deposits on the sutures, decubitus of the adjacent soft tissues and dehiscence of the operative wound.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our prospective clinical study included 150 patients distributed into three groups of 50 subjects. The surgical procedure performed on each patient involved resection (aplicoectomy) of the tooth root end in the intercanine sector of the upper jaw. The following suture materials were applied: BLACK SILK 5-0, NYLON 5-0 and VICRYL 5-0. The effects of the selected sutures were evaluated by using several parameters: accumulation of soft deposits, wound dehiscence and decubitus of the adjacent soft tissues. The effects of the applied sutures were recorded on days 2, 5 and 7 after the surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The comparison of cited parameters of the investigated materials of ter suture of oral cavity mucosa revealed that none of the used material was ideal; however a certain preference might be given to the synthetic monofilament suture materials.
authors: Klinika za stomatologiju Vojvodine, Odeljenje oralne hirurgije, Medicinski fakultet Novi Sad. milanam@nscable.net
authors: Sinisa
authors: S
authors: Mirković
authors: Tatjana
authors: T
authors: Durdević-Mirković
authors: Bajkin
authors: B
authors: Branislav
authors: Ivan
authors: I
authors: Sarcev
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects; D014945:Wound Healing