Overview Of Pharmaceutical Dental Cones Tablet

Dental cones tablets are tablets designed to be loosely packed in the empty socket remaining following a tooth extraction. Main purpose behind the use of this tablet is either to prevent multiplication of bacteria in the socket by employing a slow releasing antibacterial compound or to reduce bleeding by an astringent or coagulant containing tablet.

Dental cones tablet

It’s formulated to dissolve or erode slowly in presence of a small volume of serum or fluid over a 20-40 minutes period. Usually used vehicles are sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate or amino acid.

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Dental Cones Tablet Design

These are relatively minor compressed tablets meant for placing them in the empty sockets after tooth extraction. These tablets contain an excipient like lactose, sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride etc.

Advantages Of Dental Cones Tablet

For an optimal treatment of the alveolar socket after tooth extraction:

1. Secure and rapid hemostasis

-No risk of secondary bleeding after tooth extraction

-Stabilisation of blood clotting in the alveolar pocket -Optional local antibiotic protection of the extraction site for high risk patients (e.g. smokers, diabetes, immunosuppression)

2. Helps to reduce atrophy of the alveolar ridge

-Stabilisation of the alveolar and conservation of the delicate vestibular lamella

-Volume stability of the alveolar ridge

-Improves the long-term aesthetic and functional results

3. Reliable bone regeneration

-Even after a relatively short period of time a stable osseous structure has developed

-Well calculable long-term result

4. High user and patient satisfaction

-Rapid, simple application

-Easy follow-up treatment

-High patient comfort

-Excellent price/performance ratio

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Disadvantages Of Dental Cones Tablet

1. Can not be self administered

2. The procedure is painful as the socket is just recovering from a surgery

3. The shape of the dental cones tablet must fit into the socket to remain in place