Title Comparison of Tooth Extraction Socket Healing in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes under Oral Hypoglycemic Drugs versus Non-Diabetic Patients A Prospective Comparative Study
Background Diabetes mellitus, particularly Type 2, impairs wound healing due to microvascular changes such as basement membrane thickening, reduced leukocyte migration, impaired perfusion, and tissue hypoxia. These factors may adversely affect post-surgical recovery. Since the oral cavity has unique features like high vascularity, bone turnover, and microbial presence, extraction socket healing in diabetic patients requires specific evaluation.
Aim: To compare extraction socket wound healing between Type 2 diabetic patients on oral hypoglycemic drugs and non-diabetic patients.
Hypotheses:
Null Hypothesis: Diabetic patients have delayed wound healing compared to non-diabetic patients.
Alternate Hypothesis: No significant difference exists in healing between diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
Objectives:
Assess the association between diabetic status and extraction socket healing.
Record the number of patients reporting delayed healing within 7 days.
Methodology:
Design: Prospective comparative study.
Setting: Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajas Dental College & Hospital.
Sample: 50 patients divided into 2 groups n is equal to 25 each
Group 1: Type 2 diabetics on oral hypoglycemics.
Group 2: Non-diabetic controls.
Inclusion: Adults (>18 yrs), HbA1c <8%, RBS <350 mg/dl, patients requiring intra-alveolar extractions.
Exclusion: Type 1 diabetes, systemic conditions affecting healing (HIV, chemotherapy, steroids, bisphosphonates, etc.).
Procedure:
Extractions under local anesthesia with 3-0 silk sutures.
Post-op meds: Amoxicillin 500 mg TID + Aceclofenac/Paracetamol.
Follow-up at 7 days to assess healing.
Assessment Tool: Landry Wound Healing Index (1988).
Statistics:
Descriptive statistics.
Intra-group comparison: Wilcoxon test.
Inter-group comparison: Mann-Whitney U test.
Significance: p<0.05.
Expected Outcome: To determine whether controlled Type 2 diabetics under medication show delayed or comparable wound healing relative to non-diabetics after tooth extraction.
References: Rosenberg (1990), Lioupis (2005), Aronovich et al. (2010), Landry et al. (1988). |