Abstract

DEL TORO GAMEZ, Yolanda et al. Effectiveness of the American extract of Vimang^® in the treatment of patients with alveolitis. MEDISAN [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.9, pp.1187-1194. ISSN 1029-3019.

A phase III clinical trial of 118 patients with alveolitis, assisted in the out-patient stomatological department of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the fluid extract of Vimang^® in their treatments. The sample was divided in 2 groups (experimental and control group), randomly distributed; the members of the first one was treated with the aforementioned extract; and those of the second group with Alvogyl. The results of the study were validated by means of the X² test. It is concluded that the fluid extract of Vimang^® was effective to eliminate alveolitis in shorter period and without adverse reactions, reason why it was recommended to generalize its use

Keywords : alveolitis; fluid extract of Vimang^®; Alvogyl; stomatological department; secondary health care.

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