Mokhtari S, Sanati I, Abdolahy Sh, Hosseini Z
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pedodontist, Private Practice, Tehran, Iran.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2019 Oct;22(10):1328-1334. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_102_19.
The aim of the this study was to evaluate the effect of honey on the healing of tooth extraction wounds in children 4‒9 years of age.
In the present randomized clinical trial, 51 patients, 4‒9 years of age were selected randomly. All the subjects required extraction of one deciduous molar tooth. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. In group 1, after extraction of the tooth, the dentist used a cotton swab applicator to place a layer of honey on a piece of gauze moistened with normal saline solution (NSS) and placed it on the socket. In group 2, honey was not used; rather, NSS was applied. On days 3 and 7 after tooth extraction, the wound sizes were measured.
In both groups, the wound sizes decreased significantly on the third day compared with baseline and on the seventh day compared with the third day (P < 0.05). On the third and seventh days after tooth extraction, wound sizes in the honey group were significantly lower than those in the NSS group (P < 0.05).
Honey resulted in a decrease in wound sizes and faster healing after extraction of teeth in children. Therefore, use of honey can be recommended after minor surgeries in the oral cavity.
本研究旨在评估蜂蜜对4至9岁儿童拔牙创口愈合的影响。
在本随机临床试验中，随机选取了51名4至9岁的患者。所有受试者均需要拔除一颗乳磨牙。将受试者随机分为两组。在第1组中，拔牙后，牙医使用棉签将一层蜂蜜涂抹在一块用生理盐水（NSS）浸湿的纱布上，并将其放置在牙槽窝上。在第2组中，未使用蜂蜜；而是应用了NSS。在拔牙后的第3天和第7天，测量创口大小。
在两组中，与基线相比，第3天创口大小显著减小，与第3天相比，第7天创口大小显著减小（P < 0.05）。在拔牙后的第3天和第7天，蜂蜜组的创口大小显著低于NSS组（P < 0.05）。
蜂蜜可使儿童拔牙后创口大小减小且愈合更快。因此，在口腔小手术后可推荐使用蜂蜜。
