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Trial reportInternational journal of clinical practice2022

A Comparative Study on Alvogyl and a Mixture of Black Seed Oil and Powder for Alveolar Osteitis: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Trial.

Zafar Ali Khan, Namdeo Prabhu, Naseer Ahmed, Abhishek Lal, Rakhi Issrani, Afsheen Maqsood, Fahim Vohra, Mohammad Khursheed Alam

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of clinical practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Zafar Ali KhanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8593-3659
Namdeo PrabhuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8699-4779
Naseer AhmedDepartment of Prosthodontics, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi 75500, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0960-1123
Abhishek LalDepartment of Prosthodontics, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi 75500, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-7069
Rakhi IssraniDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al Jouf 72345, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0046-3529
Afsheen MaqsoodDepartment of Oral Pathology, Bahria University Dental College, Karachi 75530, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8395-4093
Fahim VohraDepartment of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6204-7985
Mohammad Khursheed AlamDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al Jouf 72345, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7131-1752
Jouf University · SAKarachi Medical and Dental College · PKBahria University · PKKing Saud University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Alveolar osteitis (AO) is the most common complication faced by exodontia patients and is usually seen 24-74 hours after tooth extraction, heralded by severe throbbing pain. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients above the age of 18 and below 70 years, from both genders, who underwent extraction of teeth and were clinically diagnosed with a dry socket at the clinic of the College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia, were included in this study. Pain scores were assessed after placement of the dressing at the following intervals: 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 2 Results: A mixture of Conclusion: A mixture of

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Dry SocketAgedDrug CombinationsEugenolFemaleHumansHydrocarbons, IodinatedMaleOils, VolatilePainpara-AminobenzoatesPlant OilsPowdersbutyl aminobenzoate, eugenol, iodoform, spearmint oil drug combinationsDrug CombinationsEugenolHydrocarbons, IodinatedOils, Volatilepara-AminobenzoatesPlant OilsPowders

Identifiers

PMID35685605
PMCPMC9159183
OpenAlexW4214670722

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