Title

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of synbiotics versus antibiotics and analgesics in post-tooth extraction socket healing: A randomized controlled trial

Authors

Heena Shaikh¹, Lata Ajay Tapnikar^2,*, Vidyalakshmi Shankararaman³, Shrikant Patel⁴, Dhrumi Shah⁴ & Vyoma Patel⁴

Affiliation

¹Department Hospital & Healthcare Management, Trinity Western University, Canada; ²Department of Community Medicine, GS Medical College, Hapur, India; ³Private Practice, Sai Shankar Multispeciality Clinic, Arumbakkam Chennai, Humber College, Ontario, Canada; ⁴Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, USA; *Corresponding author

Email

Heena Shaikh - E-mail: heenamshaikh.30@gmail.com
Lata Ajay Tapnikar - E-mail: lataajay@rediffmail.com
Vidyalakshmi Shankararaman - E-mail: drvidya1980@gmail.com
Shrikant Patel - E-mail: shrikantpatelmds@gmail.com
Dhrumi Shah - E-mail: dhrumivipul@gmail.com
Vyoma Patel - E-mail: pvyoma08@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025

Abstract

There has been a noticeable increase in the use of alternative strategies such as herbal medicines and laser therapies to tackle a range of health issues, including oral diseases. Therefore, it is of interest to examine how synbiotics affect tooth extraction socket healing and problems. Hence, a total of 210 patients, were split into three groups of 70 individuals each. The primary outcome measures were assessed on the 3rd, 5th, and 7th days after the extraction. Group 3 patients had the highest incidence of bleeding, while group 1 had the lowest. Group 3 experienced the highest level of discomfort and swelling, while group 1 reported the lowest. Thus, post-extraction wound healing using synbiotics' benefits.

Keywords

Antibiotics, analgesics synbiotics, tooth extraction

Citation

Shaikh et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1719-1723 (2025)

Edited by

Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.