The hemostatic properties of chitosan in oral surgery

• Main Authors: Rocco Franco, Francesco Gianfreda, Michele Miranda, Alberta Barlattani, Patrizio Bollero
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
• Series: Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal
• Subjects: chitosan; hemostasis; oral surgery
• Online Access: http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2020;volume=4;issue=3;spage=186;epage=188;aulast=Franco

Chitosan (CS) belongs to the natural linear aminopolysaccharide family. It is formed by a repetition of D-glucosamine units (deacetylated units) and a smaller number of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine units. Their distribution is casual. It derives from chitin which is a naturally occurring polysaccharide in the arthropod exoskeleton. CS is a biocompatible material and for this reason it is used in medicine, especially in dentistry. It also has anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties. It is used in conservative dentistry, periodontology, especially in oral surgery. Its antibacterial and hemostatic properties are useful in the surgical treatment of patients on anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy. The purpose of this work is to analyze through a systematic review of the literature on the use of CS as a local hemostatic.