16 September 2024 : Clinical Research
Effect of Hyaluronic Acid on Socket Healing After Lower Impacted Third Molar Tooth Extraction in 40 Dental Patients
Adel Alenazi1ABCDEFG*, Nasser Raqe Alqhtani1CD, Shahad Saleh Alghannam2B, Adel Mohammed Alghanim2BC, Mohammed Alasmari2BEF, Sultan Almalki3DEF, Mohamed Kamal Eid14ABCDEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.945386
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945386
Table 2 Comparison between the study (HA) and control group according to VAS values at the different observation periods.
| Groups | Pre-surgicalMean±SD | Post-surgicalMean±SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st day | 3rd day | 7th day | 1st month | ||
| Study (HA) | 4.63±1.19 | 6.20±3.36 | 5.20±1.62 | 2.20±0.92 | 2.50±1.41 |
| Control | 4.88±1.13 | 6.80±2.62 | 5.90±1.79 | 4.50±1.18 | 5.50±0.93 |
| P-value | 0.672 | 0.912 | 0.372 | 0.350 | 0.001* |
| HA – hyaluronic acid; VAS – Visual Analog Scale; SD – standard deviation. * Denotes significant difference at P | |||||






