none 10.31254/dentistry.2025.10206 BioMed Research Publishers BioMed Research Publishers 16195 194914236 314763 20260515021110050 10.31254 2026-05-15T02:11:19Z 2026-05-15T02:11:17Z 0 International Journal of Dentistry Research Int J Dentistry Res 25813218 10.31254/dentistry https://dentistryscience.com/ 8 31 2025 10 2 Suture Materials in Oral Surgery: A Review of Current Trends and Future Directions P Rilna Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe- 673310, Pondicherry, India Chythanniya Vishwanathan Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe- 673310, Pondicherry, India Anjali Sudhakaran Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe- 673310, Pondicherry, India Arsha Hidayath Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe- 673310, Pondicherry, India Aswana Asok Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe- 673310, Pondicherry, India Aswathy Santhosh Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe- 673310, Pondicherry, India Sutures are used to support the wound caused by surgery or trauma and enhance healing process by holding tissues together. Wide variety of suture material are available for medical purpose. Recently there have been increasing development in newer suture materials which are used in dentistry with wide variety of property. Sutures are now used to prevent chances of post-operative wound infection Variety of absorbable and biocompatible sutures are now available. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Pubmed, Scopus and Web of sciences, and Google Scholar. In this review article we discuss about the emerging suture materials such as antimicrobial sutures, antimicrobial-coated sutures, silver nanoparticle treated sutures, drug-eluting sutures, smart sutures, Vicryl plus, fibres from ramie plant. These sutures not only approximate the tissue margins but also acts as a biologically altered component allowing delivery of drugs to the desired site with enormous application in therapeutics and diagnostics. 8 31 2025 54 56 1 10.31254/biomed-crossmark-policy www.biomedresearch.org false 10.31254/dentistry.2025.10206 https://www.dentistryscience.com/IJDR_2025102_06.pdf