Current Trends in the Management of Surgical Wounds Mittal Sachin1, Kumar Mukesh2, Vinayak Vidhi1, Grover Sonal3 1Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 2Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 3Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab Online published on 26 February, 2013. Abstract Proper wound closure is part of successful overall wound care after the assessment of patient and sustained wound, anesthesia, debridement, and irrigation of the wound. Postoperative care enhances excellent outcome or reduces impaired healing situations. Wound healing disturbances mostly result from neglecting one or more of these steps in wound care regardless of the kind of wound closure material used. The principles of wound care have remained remarkably the same over the years. Although most lacerations heal without sequel regardless of management, mismanagement may result in wound infections, prolonged convalescence, unsightly and dysfunctional scars, and, rarely, mortality. This review covers various wound closure materials that are used in dental and maxillofacial clinical practices. Top Keywords Suture, Adhesive Tapes, Staple, Tissue Adhesive. Top |