International Journal of Dentistry Research 2025; 10(2): 54-56 ; DOI:10.31254/dentistry.2025.10206
Suture Materials in Oral Surgery: A Review of Current Trends and Future Directions
Rilna.P1 , Chythanniya Vishwanathan1 , Anjali Sudhakaran1 , Arsha Hidayath1 , Aswana Asok1 , Aswathy Santhosh1
1. Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe- 673310, Pondicherry, India
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Received: 6th May, 2025 / Revised: 1st January, 1970 / Accepted: 8th July, 2025 / Published : 31st August, 2025
Sutures are used to support the wound caused by surgery or trauma and enhance healing process by holding tissues together. Wide variety of suture material are available for medical purpose. Recently there have been increasing development in newer suture materials which are used in dentistry with wide variety of property. Sutures are now used to prevent chances of post-operative wound infection Variety of absorbable and biocompatible sutures are now available. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Pubmed, Scopus and Web of sciences, and Google Scholar. In this review article we discuss about the emerging suture materials such as antimicrobial sutures, antimicrobial-coated sutures, silver nanoparticle treated sutures, drug-eluting sutures, smart sutures, Vicryl plus, fibres from ramie plant. These sutures not only approximate the tissue margins but also acts as a biologically altered component allowing delivery of drugs to the desired site with enormous application in therapeutics and diagnostics.
Antimicrobial sutures, Antimicrobial agent coated sutures, Silver nanoparticles treated sutures, Drug-eluting sutures, Stem cell seeded sutures, Smart sutures.
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Rilna P, Vishwanathan C, Sudhakaran A, Hidayath A, Asok A, Santhosh A. Suture Materials in Oral Surgery: A Review of Current Trends and Future Directions. Int J Dent Res 2025; 10(2):54-56. doi: 10.31254/dentistry.2025.10206
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