Evaluation of chitosan based dressing in comparison to conventional chlorhexidine impregnated dressing in superficial facial wounds: a single blinded randomized Controlled trial

Abstract

ABSTRACT Introduction: The maxillofacial surgeon deals with the assessment of soft tissue wounds regularly and sufficing management of soft tissue injuries in the head and neck region are essential. Despite advancements in medical sciences with introduction of several new dressing materials the best available management strategy for superficial facial wounds still remains a subject of ongoing research. Chitosan which is a derivative of chitin, is a natural polysaccharide. When used as a wound dressing, chitosan film dressing has gained popularity because it is found out to be uniformly adherent, non-toxic, long-lasting, stress-resistant, and biocompatible with several healing properties and in this present study we intend to evaluate the efficacy of chitosan based dressing as compared to conventional CHX based dressing in patients with superficial facial wounds.