Comparative Analysis of Mechanical Properties and Microbiological Resistance of Polyfilament and Monofilament Suture Materials Used in the Operation “Tooth Extraction”

In surgical dentistry, suture material is the only foreign body that remains in the tissues after surgery, and it can lead to several negative reactions, for example, infection of the wound. The purpose of this study was to compare the mechanical properties and microbiological resistance of mono- and polyfilament suture materials used in tooth extraction operations. The study of elongation and knot force was carried out on an Instron 5969 Dual Column Testing System device. The capillarity of the materials was studied on a setup assembled by the authors manually by immersing the ends of the filaments in a colored manganese solution. A microbiological study was carried out on the threads taken for the experiment immediately after wound suturing, and on day 7, at which time they were removed. The comparison was made according to Rothia mucilaginosa, Streptococcus sanguinis, Staphylococcus epidermidis. Results: monofilament suture materials (Prolene and Glycolon), after calculating the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney indices, showed better performance in all experiments compared to polyfilament sutures (Vicryl and PGA). In capillarity comparison, there was a significant difference between groups (p = 0.00018). According to the sum of the results of three microbiological studies on day 7, monofilament suture materials absorbed less of the studied bacteria on their surface compared to the polyfilament ones (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Of the studied suture materials, Prolene had the best microbiological resistance and good mechanical properties.

Authors
Pcheliakov A.A.1 , Diachkova E.Y.1 , Vasil'ev Y.L. 1, 2 , Svitich O.A.1, 3 , Poddubikov A.V.1 , Evlashin S.A.4 , Volel B.A.5 , Bakhmet A.A. 1 , Klochkova S.V. 6 , Velichko E.V. 6, 7 , Tiunova Natalia8 , Tarasenko S.V.1
Journal
Publisher
MDPI
Number of issue
1
Language
English
Pages
129
Status
Published
Volume
8
Year
2023
Organizations
  • 1 I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
  • 2 Kazan State Medical University
  • 3 I.I. Mechnikov Research Institute for Vaccines and Sera
  • 4 Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
  • 5 I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
  • 6 Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
  • 7 RUDN University
  • 8 National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Lobachevsky University, UNN)
Keywords
suture material; oral cavity microbiology; polyfilament; monofilament; physical properties; capillarity; extensibility; knot force
Date of creation
28.12.2023
Date of change
28.12.2023
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/101224/
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