Relación entre los anticonceptivos orales y la incidencia de alveolitis. Revisión bibliográfica

  1. Elena Ibáñez Prieto
  2. Silvia Delgado Sacedo
  3. Santiago Bazal Bonelli 1
  4. Luis Sánchez-Labrador 1
  5. Cristina Barona Dorado 1
  6. Juan López-Quiles Martínez 1
  7. Cristina Madrigal Martínez-Pereda 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Facultad de Odontologia
Journal:
Científica dental: Revista científica de formación continuada

ISSN: 1697-6398,  1697-641X

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 20

Issue: 1

Pages: 15-22

Type: Article

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Abstract

Introduction: Alveolitis is a complication after dental extraction which courses with intense pain, trismus, and halitosis. This complication is associated with smoking, oral hygiene, not following post-extraction rules or the age and gender of the patient. However, other potential causes could trigger this process, such as the menstrual cycle in the case of female patients or the fact that they are under treatment with oral contraceptives. The objective of this review was to compare the incidence of alveolitis among patients treated with oral contraceptives with those who do not take them. Methods: A bibliographic search was carried out in the databases PubMed/Medline, Science Direct, Google Scholar and Scopus and articles in English and Spanish related to the topic were included. Keywords used were: “alveolar osteitis” OR “fibrinolytic alveolitis” OR “localized osteomyelitis” OR “delayed extraction wound healing” AND “contraceptives” OR “OC” OR “contraceptive pill”. Studies on exodontia in patients treated with contraceptives with registered cases of alveolitis were included. Results: A higher mean incidence of alveolitis was observed in patients treated with contraceptives (18.52%), with respect to other patients who were not (6.78%) and with respect to male population (6.4%). Conclusions: Due to the controversial nature of alveolitis, further investigation is needed as well as considering other risk factors to lower down its occurrence and being able to offer patients an effective treatment.

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