Avaliação clínica da utilização profilática de clorohexidina no controlo de complicações pós-operatórias na consulta de cirurgia oral da clínica dentária universitária da UCP

Abstract

The oral surgical procedure is normally an intervention that correctly planned and executed produces rare postoperative complications.Accidents and complications arise for several reasons, including diagnosis and planning, incorrect surgical technique, poor aseptic care and postoperative control failures, becoming necessary to control postoperative symptoms.Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic against bacteria from the oral cavity and is widely used in dentistry. Oral rinses with chlorhexidine showed a reduction in oral flora and a reduction in the incidence of postoperative complications.The aim of this randomized study is to evaluate the prophylactic use of chlorhexidine in controlling postoperative complications in outpatient Oral Surgery at the University Clinic of the Catholic University of Portugal.Two study groups were designed: Group I - consisting of a control group in which no prophylaxis with chlorhexidine was performed, and Group II comprised of individuals that prophylaxis with chlorhexidine was used. In post-operative control visits were evaluated different parameters such as bleeding, bruising, alveolitis, edema, pain and trismus.The results revealed no statistically significant differences between groups (p> 0.05), in relation to the control of postoperative complications so we can say that rinsing with chlorhexidine seems not to influence the incidence of these type of complications

Date of Award	2014
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Tiago Borges (Supervisor) & Miguel Pereira (Co-Supervisor)