Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the HemCon Dental Dressing (HDD) in controlling post extraction bleeding and to ascertain its role in healing of extraction wounds, as compared to control. Methods: The 40 participants in the study were all receiving oral antiplatelet therapy (OAT). A total of 80 extractions were conducted without altering the patients’ drug therapy. The extraction sites were divided into 2 groups: one group received a HDD, and the control group where the conventional method of pressure pack with sterile gauze under biting pressure (followed by suturing if required) was used to achieve haemostasis. Results: All HemCon treated sites achieved haemostasis sooner (mean = 53 seconds) than the control sites (mean = 918 seconds) which was statistically significant (P <0.001). Postoperative pain in the HDD group (1.74) was also significantly lower than in the control group (5.26) (P <0.001). Approximately 72.5% of HDD-treated sites showed significantly better postoperative healing when compared to the control site (P <0.001). Conclusion: HDD proved to be an excellent haemostatic agent that significantly shortened the bleeding time following dental extraction in patients on OAT. Additionally, HDD offered significantly improved post-operative healing of the extraction socket and less postoperative pain.
Subject
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1384
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 12(3), 330-335
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Kale, T. P., Singh, A. K., Kapoor, S., & Abhishek (2025). Effectiveness of Hemcon Dental Dressing versus Conventional Method of Haemostasis in 40 Patients on Oral Antiplatelet Drugs. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 12(3), 330-335. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1384
MLA 9
Kale, Tejraj P., et al. "Effectiveness of Hemcon Dental Dressing versus Conventional Method of Haemostasis in 40 Patients on Oral Antiplatelet Drugs." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, 2025, pp. 330-335. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1384.
Chicago (author–date)
Kale, Tejraj P., Amit K. Singh, SM Kapoor, and Abhishek. 2025. "Effectiveness of Hemcon Dental Dressing versus Conventional Method of Haemostasis in 40 Patients on Oral Antiplatelet Drugs." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 12 (3): 330-335. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1384.
Harvard
Kale, T. P., Singh, A. K., Kapoor, S. and Abhishek (2025) 'Effectiveness of Hemcon Dental Dressing versus Conventional Method of Haemostasis in 40 Patients on Oral Antiplatelet Drugs', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 12(3), pp. 330-335. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1384.
Vancouver
Kale TP, Singh AK, Kapoor S, Abhishek. Effectiveness of Hemcon Dental Dressing versus Conventional Method of Haemostasis in 40 Patients on Oral Antiplatelet Drugs. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;12(3):330-335. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1384
IEEE
T. P. Kale, A. K. Singh, S. Kapoor, and Abhishek, "Effectiveness of Hemcon Dental Dressing versus Conventional Method of Haemostasis in 40 Patients on Oral Antiplatelet Drugs," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 330-335, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1384.