Chlorhexidine rinse (0.12% and 0.2%, pre- and post-extraction) vs placebo or no treatment
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Chlorhexidine rinse (0.12% and 0.2%, pre- and post-extraction) probably leads to lower presence of dry socket compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomesFollow-up: median 7 daysOR 0.38 [0.25, 0.58]6 studies · 1547 participantsModerate