Differentiated Approach to the Extraction Wound Managementin Risk Patients Compared to Healthy Patients

Overview

The author presents the results of the clinical study focussed on a difference ofthe extraction socket healing between the group of health patients and the group of health –compromised patients. During last two years 184 teeth in 109 patients were extracted. Theauthor traced the frequency of healing complications in both groups of patients according tothe local wound dressing. The results of the study show that the number of complications inboth groups were almost the same and that there is no reason to be anxious about health-compromisedpatients, if sufficient cautiousness and lege artis procedures are observed.

Key words:
extraction – health-compromised patient – local dressing