Oxidized Cellulose Foam in Prevention of Alveolar Osteitis

Abstract

In achieving hemostasis in 40 out of 208 cases of third molar extraction in UP, Oxidized cellulose foam (OCF) was used, The incidence of Alveolar Osteitis (AO) in OCF treated sockets was found to be 5% (2/40) which was significantly lower than the non-OCF treated sockets 12% (20/168). The use of Oxidized cellulose (OCF) was found to be associated with decreased incidence of Alveolar Osteitis in mandibular third molar extraction cases.