A comparative study of the postoperative effects of 0.2% hyaluronic acid and 0.2% chlorhexidine + 1% panthenol in tooth extractions performed at the Dr. René Puig Bentz Dental Clinic of the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University.

The null hypothesis states that: There is no significant difference in efficacy between 0.2% AH and 0.2% chlorhexidine + 1% panthenol gel in post-surgical treatment; while the alternative hypothesis states that: 0.2% AH gel is more effective than 0.2% chlorhexidine + 1% panthenol as an adjunct in the post-surgical process for simple extractions. Data collected from the alveolar area were compared between AH patients and CH patients. Similarly, the other variables collected were compared based on the type of compound. The analyses performed demonstrated that there were no significant differences between the effectiveness of both compounds, as well as their management of pain, bleeding, and other variables; supporting the null hypothesis proposed. However, both achieved optimal post-surgical recovery. This means that both compounds are equally effective in promoting healing, pain control, bleeding management, and other outcomes in patients following simple extractions.