Jeyashree T, Arvina Rajasekar. Comparison Of Microbial Load On Absorbable And Non Absorbable Suture Materials After Periodontal Flap Surgery. Int J Dentistry Oral Sci. 2021;8(9):4624-4627. 4624 OPEN ACCESS https://scidoc.org/IJDOS.php Comparison Of Microbial Load On Absorbable And Non Absorbable Suture Materials After Periodontal Flap Surgery Research Article International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Science (IJDOS) ISSN: 2377-8075 *Corresponding Author: Dr. Arvina Rajasekar, Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University, Chen- nai- 77, India. Tel: +91 9486442309 E-mail: arvinar.sdc@saveetha.com Received: September 13, 2021 Accepted: September 22, 2021 Published: September 23, 2021 Citation: Jeyashree T, Arvina Rajasekar. Comparison Of Microbial Load On Absorbable And Non Absorbable Suture Materials After Periodontal Flap Surgery. Int J Dentistry Oral Sci. 2021;8(9):4624-4627. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.19070/2377-8075-21000942 Copyright: Dr. Arvina Rajasekar © 2021. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Jeyashree T 1 , Arvina Rajasekar 2* 1 Undergraduate Student, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai- 77, India. 2 Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University, Chennai- 77, India. Introduction Periodontal disease is an important public health problem all over the world. Periodontal diseases are caused by an unhealthy in- teraction between bacteria populating tooth surfaces and the tis- sues that attach the teeth to the bone. Periodontitis is a chronic infammatory disease which affects both the soft and hard tissues around the tooth. The primary etiology of the disease is bacterial plaque, however the disease is associated with various risk fac- tors including age, gender, smoking, stress, socioeconomic status, genetic factors, systemic diseases and hormonal changes[1-9]. If the condition is left untreated, it leads to increase in pocket depth, gingival recession, clinical attachment loss, bone loss, furcation involvement, pathological migration and tooth mobility eventu- ally leading to tooth loss [10-15]. The management of periodontitis involves scaling and root plan- ning followed by fap surgery. In periodontal surgery, the most Abstract Background: One of the most common complications after any periodontal surgery would be surgical site infection. The surgical site infection may be because of plaque accumulation and bacterial adhesion on the suture material. Aim: The aim of the study was to compare the microbial load on absorbable and non absorbable suture materials after peri- odontal fap surgery. Materials and Methods: This comparative study was conducted among 50 patients who had undergone periodontal fap surgery in the Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, India. The patients were catego- rized based on the suturing materials used as follows: Group 1: Absorbable materials (25 patients), Group 2: Non absorbable materials (25 patients). After one week of periodontal fap surgery, all the patients were recalled, the sutures were removed and were subjected to bacterial culture using TSA medium and the colony forming units were counted and compared between both the groups. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Software, Version 23.0). Mean, Standard deviation and Chi-square test were calculated. Results: The mean colony forming unit in patients who had non absorbable suture materials was 59.80±13.2. Whereas, among the patients who had absorbable suture materials, the mean colony forming unit was 22.88±353. Bacterial count was comparatively less in absorbable suture material than non absorbable suture material. The association between type of suture material and bacterial count was done by Chi square test and was found to be statistically not signifcant with the p value of 0.87 (p>0.05). Conclusion: The present study suggests that absorbable suture materials favour less adherence of bacteria as compared to non absorbable suture materials following periodontal fap surgery. Keywords: Absorbable Suture Material; Innovative Technique; Bacterial Adherence; Non Absorbable Suture Material; Peri- odontal Surgery.