I had a tooth extraction last week. Over the weekend the pain started
to increase so I went to the emergency dentist who cleaned out the
socket of debris and packed it with Alvogyl. The pain subsided almost
immediately, and on the advice of the dentist I have rinsed my mouth
with saline as often as I can. The dentist told me the Alvogyl would
slowly be flushed away as I rinsed, which it has in the main, however,
I still have some Alvogyl left. However, the hole covering the socket
is already very narrow as the gum has grown over the socket, and it
seems regardless of the amount of mouth rinsing I do, this last bit of
Alvogyl is still in there. I am now worried that the Alvogyl will get
trapped completely when the hole is covered over with newly grown gum.

Will this become a problem or will the Alvogyl simply get absorbed by
my body and dissappear?

I had to google it, as I was unfamiliar with this particular preparation.
It does however look to have nothing you need to be concerned about, and
should dissolve by itself. I'm assuming it was not packed with iodoform
gauze as well.

Steve

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I had to google it, as I was unfamiliar with this particular preparation.
It does however look to have nothing you need to be concerned about, and
should dissolve by itself. I'm assuming it was not packed with iodoform
gauze as well.

Steve

Steve,

Looks like peat moss...you just take a bunch of it, roll it between your
fingers into a little ball and pack it in the socket. Much easier than
iodoform gauze as another visit is not needed to remove it. Great product.

J Suljak

John & Ninetta wrote:
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I had to google it, as I was unfamiliar with this particular
preparation. It does however look to have nothing you need to be
concerned about, and should dissolve by itself. I'm assuming it was not
packed with iodoform gauze as well.

Steve

Steve,

Looks like peat moss...you just take a bunch of it, roll it between your
fingers into a little ball and pack it in the socket. Much easier than
iodoform gauze as another visit is not needed to remove it. Great
product.

J Suljak



Even better if it doesn't collect schmutz and make that Godawful stink.
Thanks for the tip.
Steve

I use Alvogyl quite often here in the UK - it will be resorbed no problem

I had a tooth extraction last week. Over the weekend the pain started
to increase so I went to the emergency dentist who cleaned out the
socket of debris and packed it with Alvogyl. The pain subsided almost
immediately, and on the advice of the dentist I have rinsed my mouth
with saline as often as I can. The dentist told me the Alvogyl would
slowly be flushed away as I rinsed, which it has in the main, however,
I still have some Alvogyl left. However, the hole covering the socket
is already very narrow as the gum has grown over the socket, and it
seems regardless of the amount of mouth rinsing I do, this last bit of
Alvogyl is still in there. I am now worried that the Alvogyl will get
trapped completely when the hole is covered over with newly grown gum.

Will this become a problem or will the Alvogyl simply get absorbed by
my body and dissappear?

use it always. its not good idea.
carefull extraction and good suture makes better result )
For the best hard extraction I can recommend piezosurgery technology like
esacrom Surgysonic Its excellen stuff.
Avoid Enac Its a tips adjust for ultrasounds making overheating to the
bone

"> Its not bad product but having here from many years some colleques start
to
use it always. its not good idea.
carefull extraction and good suture makes better result )
For the best hard extraction I can recommend piezosurgery technology like
esacrom Surgysonic Its excellen stuff.
Avoid Enac Its a tips adjust for ultrasounds making overheating to the
bone



If a patient has a diagnosed dry socket, I see no reason to not use
it....always...in such a situation. As for "prophylactically" in every
socket before even any symptoms occur, that's just ridiculous.

There is no definitive research that I am aware of that shows "a careful
extraction and good suturing" will prevent a dry socket. Its just good
technique to practice that way.

J Suljak, DDS

John & Ninetta wrote:
"> Its not bad product but having here from many years some colleques
start to
use it always. its not good idea.
carefull extraction and good suture makes better result )
For the best hard extraction I can recommend piezosurgery technology
like esacrom Surgysonic Its excellen stuff.
Avoid Enac Its a tips adjust for ultrasounds making overheating to the
bone



If a patient has a diagnosed dry socket, I see no reason to not use
it....always...in such a situation. As for "prophylactically" in every
socket before even any symptoms occur, that's just ridiculous.

There is no definitive research that I am aware of that shows "a careful
extraction and good suturing" will prevent a dry socket. Its just good
technique to practice that way.

J Suljak, DDS


Can't find the reference, but I not long ago read a study that failed to
find a relationship between incidence of dry socket and whether or not the
extraction was sutured.

Steve