Hyaluronic Acid Treatment of the Post-extraction Tooth Socket Healing in Subjects With Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

The aim of the present split-mouth study was to investigate the effect of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) in improving the post-extraction tooth socket healing in subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2. The null hypothesis was that HA can significantly improve the post extractive healing of diabetic patients compared with no treatment. 36 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 requiring bilateral extraction of the homologous, not included, teeth were enrolled. After the extractions carried out in the same appointment, following the split-mouth design of the study, one site was randomly assigned to the test (T) group, while the other one was assigned to the control group (C). T group included: Post-operative application of Hyaluronic acid gels 3 times per day C group included: no treatment. Patients were then followed after 3, 7,14 and 21 days and the healing of each socket was evaluated and compared between the 2 groups.