In-vitro evaluation of antibacterial potential of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives for intraoral wound closure

• Main Authors: Murtaza A Kaderi (Author), K.B Menaka (Author), Renuka M Metgud (Author), Mugdha R Gharat (Author), Priyanka S Naik (Author), Jyoti M Ajbani (Author), Pooja P Naik (Author), Aditi Mahajani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives have been used as a substitute to silk for intraoral wound closure. Placement of sutures provides a corridor for accumulation of microorganisms into tissue which leads to infection. Cyanoacrylate-based adhesives exhibit many properties of an ideal wound clo...