patient who will undergo intraoral surgical procedures , will have his wound sutured without any addtives

patient who will undergo intraoral surgical procedures , will have his wound sutured with the addition of blue m gel twice daily

In the study group the gel will be applied over the suture and the patients will be instructed to apply the gel to the wound area and to the suture thread using a cotton swab

Wound healing will be recorded in the 1st and 2 weeks postoperatively through Landry Wound Healing Index (LWHI) which evaluates the surgical site based on tissue color, response to touch, the marginality of the incision line, and extent of the area. The rating is from 1 = very poor to 5 = excellent.

The collected samples of suture thread will be immersed in phosphate-buffered saline solution (PBS) immediately after their removal and This sample will be subsequently sent to the microbiology laboratory of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the British university in Egypt. The samples will be shaken vigorously for two minutes to separate the bacteria from the suture thread, and to obtain a homogeneous suspension. serial dilutions in saline will be subsequently prepared. 50 microliters of each dilution will be plated in Petri dishes containing different culture media.The blood agar, mannitol agar, MacConkey agar, and Sabouraud agar plates will be aerobically incubated at 37 °C for 24-48 hours. After incubation, the colony forming units (CFUs) will be counted and the total number of CFUs per milliliter of initial solution will be calculated