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Trial reportMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2020

Hemostatic agents in endodontic surgery of maxillary molars: A randomized controlled pilot study of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) strips as an adjunct to epinephrine impregnated gauze versus aluminum chloride.

D Peñarrocha-Oltra, D Soto-Peñaloza, M Peñarrocha-Diago, J Cervera-Ballester, G Cabanes-Gumbau, M Peñarrocha-Diago

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Trial report in Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Assessing the efficacy of apicoectomy without retrograde filling in treating periapical inflammatory cysts.Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D Peñarrocha-Oltra
D Soto-Peñaloza
M Peñarrocha-Diago
J Cervera-Ballester
G Cabanes-Gumbau
M Peñarrocha-Diago
Universitat de València · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHemostasis is of critical importance in endodontic surgery. Studies on bleeding control in maxillary molars are scarce. The present study compares the efficacy of two hemostatic techniques in controlling bleeding in endodontic surgery. MATERIAL AND

methodsA randomized two-arm pilot study involving 30 patients with peri-radicular lesions in maxillary molars (first and second molars) was carried out including the following hemostatic agents: polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) strips as an adjunct to epinephrine impregnated gauze (test group; n = 15) and aluminum chloride (Expasyl™) (control; n = 15). Bleeding control was independently assessed by the surgeon and by two blinded observers before and after application of the hemostatic agent, and was classified as either adequate (complete bleeding control) or inadequate (incomplete bleeding control).

resultsBleeding control was similar in both groups. Simple binary logistic regression analysis failed to identify variables affecting bleeding control. Only the height of the keratinized mucosal band (≥ 2 mm) suggested a decreased risk of inadequate bleeding control of up to 89% (OR=0.11; p=0.06).

conclusionsNo difference in the efficacy of bleeding control was observed between PTFE strips as an adjunct to epinephrine impregnated gauze and aluminum chloride in maxillary molars.

Indexed as

Aluminum ChlorideHemostaticsEpinephrineHemostatic TechniquesHumansMolarPilot ProjectsPolytetrafluoroethyleneAluminum ChlorideEpinephrineHemostaticsPolytetrafluoroethylene

Identifiers

PMID32683388
PMCPMC7473427
OpenAlexW3043445003

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