Assessment of pain threshold during local anaesthetic administration in dental patients: A cross-sectional study

• Author Details:   
• Ranina Mohd Rom
• Daena Aisyah Binti Bahri Zaipul
• Rethish Elangovan
• Wan Maria Nabillah Ghani
• Anitha Krishnan Pandarathodiyil ^*

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Background: Proper wound healing after dental extractions is crucial for minimizing complications and enhancing patient wellbeing. Oxygene® gel has been proposed as a potential adjuvant treatment aid to improve wound healing.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Oxygene® gel in accelerating wound healing following tooth extractions through a comprehensive randomized controlled trial.

Materials and Methods: A split-mouth design was conducted on 27 patients who required dental extractions, with a total of 56 extraction sites at the Oral Surgery Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University. After extraction, participants applied Oxygene® gel to the socket site twice daily for two weeks. Wound healing was assessed on the 3rd and 14th days post-extraction using the Wound Healing Index, and statistical analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon Rank Test.

Results: The test group demonstrated significantly better wound healing than the control group on both the 3rd and 14th days post-extraction (p = 0.035 and p = 0.021, respectively), indicating a positive effect of Oxygene® gel in accelerating healing.

Conclusion:  The study confirms that Oxygene® gel significantly enhances post-extraction wound healing when compared to sites without the gel. Thus, the findings answer the research question affirmatively and support the use of Oxygene® gel as an effective adjunct in post-extraction care protocols.

Keywords: Oxygene® gel, Extraction socket, Wound healing, Oral healing adjunct