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  • Title: The effect of polylactic acid granules on the incidence of alveolar osteitis after mandibular third molar surgery. A prospective randomized study.
    Author: Hooley JR, Golden DP.
    Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod; 1995 Sep; 80(3):279-83. PubMed ID: 7489269.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of polylactic acid granules placed in third molar sockets on the incidence of alveolar osteitis. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective randomized study with 161 patients (322 bilaterally impacted mandibular third molars). RESULTS: The sockets in which the polylactic acid granules were placed had a significantly higher rate of alveolar osteitis (23.6%) than did the control sockets (13.58%). In all subgroups analyzed, the incidence of alveolar osteitis was higher in the experimental (polylactic acid) group. CONCLUSION: On the basis of the findings of this study, polylactic acid granules do not reduce the incidence of alveolar osteitis and may actually contribute to a higher incidence of alveolar osteitis.
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