There is no evidence based guidelines on using saline rinses for post extraction oral care among hypertensives. Similarly, benefit of orally dissolved topical analgesics in addition to orally administered analgesic is questionable.

Objective: To compare the post dental extraction healing among subjects who took simple analgesic tablets dissolved in water versus those who used saline rinses post operatively.

Methods: A study will be done among patients who underwent dental extractions at AKHSP dental clinic, Karachi, Pakistan. Carious, periodontally mobile, traumatized or broken down teeth among 20-70 years old in either gender will be included.

In addition to the routine prescription of antibiotics and oral analgesics, the hypertensive subjects (n=20) will be advised to take dissolved Aspirin tablet as an oral care while non-hypertensive will be divided into two sub groups (n=20 each), advised saline mouth rinses or dissolved Aspirin for 5 days, respectively.

The outcome (healing of the extraction socket) will be evaluated 7 days from the day of extraction on an ordinal scale.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Carious, periodontally mobile, traumatized or broken down teeth needing extraction
• Age 20-70 years, both genders

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes
• Osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease etc.
• Radiation therapy or chemotherapy.