Title
Comparison of unidirectional barbed knotless suture versus vicryl rapide suture for intraoral wound closure in maxillofacial trauma: A clinical study
Authors
Sarabpreet Kaur*, Tejinder Kaur, Amit Dhawan, Sarika Kapila & Ramandeep Singh Bhullar
Affiliation
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Sri Amritsar, Amritsar, 143006, India; *Corresponding author
Sarabpreet Kaur - E-mail: sarabpreetk1313@gmail.com
Tejinder Kaur - E-mail: tkgumber@gmail.com
Amit Dhawan - E-mail: surg.amit@gmail.com
Sarika Kapila - E-mail: sarukapila75@gmail.com
Ramandeep Singh Bhullar - E-mail: drbhullar07@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026
Abstract
The challenge in maxillofacial trauma is achieving effective intraoral wound closure with optimal healing outcomes. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the efficacy of unidirectional knotless barbed suture with Vicryl Rapide suture for intraoral wound closure. Thirty fracture sites were divided into two groups, with group I using 3-0 knotless barbed suture and group II using 3-0 Vicryl Rapide. Results showed that suturing time was shorter in group I and wound healing were superior in group I at both 7 and 14 days. Thus, we show that knotless barbed suture is an effective choice for maxillofacial wound closure, requiring surgeons to understand suture biomechanics for optimal material selection.
Keywords
Barbed suture, healing, maxillofacial trauma, suturing time, vicryl rapide
Citation
Kaur et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 1187-1192 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
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.
