Comparsion between three suture materials in periodontal surgery

Author: Aadhiya M.s, Ananya C.v, Shadha Fathima, Fathima, Aqueela, Gopika Das

Under Graduate students, Department of Clinical Periodontology & Oral Implantology , Royal Dental College, Palakkad, Kerala

Following periodontal surgery, a range of suture materials are available for primary wound closure. The purpose of this study was to re-examine the suture threads characteristics, properties and biological interactions.Silk has been used as biomedical suture material for centuries and it provides important clinical repair options for many applications but the disadvantage is the biocompatibility problems reported for silk obtained from contamination of residual sericin (glue-like proteins). Now-a-days, Vicryl suturing material is the commonly used material in oral surgery, because it does not allow adherence of plaque and is well suited for handling.Nylon is a nonabsorbable, monofilament composed of polyamides, which has long-standing tensile strength and induces minimal cellular reaction, while Vicryl is a synthetic absorbable polyglactin suture (copolymer of glycolide and lactide) but induces more reaction.