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ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Effect of Hyaluronic Acid in Modifying Tensile Strength of Nonabsorbable Suture Materials: An

Sudhir R Varma, Mohammed Jaber, Salim A Fanas, Vijay Desai, Arij M Al Razouk, Sara Nasser

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Article in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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What it found

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sudhir R VarmaDepartment of Periodontics, University of Science and Technology, Fujairah, UAE.
Mohammed JaberDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ajman University of Science and Technology, Ajman, UAE.
Salim A FanasDepartment of Periodontics, Ajman University of Science and Technology, Ajman, UAE.
Vijay DesaiDepartment of Periodontics, Ajman University of Science and Technology, Ajman, UAE.
Arij M Al RazoukDepartment of General Dentistry, Ajman University of science and Technology, Ajman, UAE.
Sara NasserDepartment of General Dentistry, Ajman University of science and Technology, Ajman, UAE.
Ajman University · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsIn periodontics and other surgical disciplines, sutures play a detrimental role in healing of wound. The use of chemical adjuncts to boost healing has been experimented in recent years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of hyaluronic acid rinse in influencing the tensile strengths of commonly used sutures. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwo commonly used nonabsorbable suture materials, silk and polyamide, were used for this

resultsPolyamide showed better stability in terms of tensile strength when compared to silk. Hyaluronic acid as a chemical adjunct did not alter the tensile strengths of both suture materials pre- and post-immersion.

conclusionThis

Indexed as

Chlorhexidinehyaluronic acidin vitrononabsorbable suturespolyamidesilktensile strength

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PMID32181217
PMCPMC7055341
OpenAlexW3005167969

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