Is Sodium Alginate an Alternative Hemostatic Material in the Tooth Extraction Socket?

• Published in: Journal of oral tissue engineering Vol. 5; no. 3; p. 127
• Main Authors: KANEDA, Kazutaka, KURODA, Shinji, GOTO, Nobuhiro, SATO, Daisuke, OHYA, Keiichi, KASUGAI, Shohei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Okayama Japan Science and Technology Agency 01.09.2007

Alginate has been used in wound dressing and tissue engineering. In this study, our designed alginate sponge was examined for use as an optimal occlusion material. Alginate powder was mixed in double-distilled water (3.0% w/v), sterilized and lyophilized to become a sponge. Sixty Wistar rats were un...