Background: About 1,0 to 1,5% of tooth extraction cases have been reported having healed improperly or incompletely. Two of the common complications are alveolar osteitis and infection. Those complications can be prevented, using povidone iodine 1% as an antiseptic mouthwash is a case of point. The use of povidone iodine 1% mouthwash preoperative, intraoperative, post-dental extraction, post-incision and post-drainage is a safe and effective adjunct treatment for odontogenic infection.Aim: To investigate the effect of 1% povidone iodine mouthwash on the incidence of complications in wound healing process post-tooth extraction.Methods: This was experimental study with post test only control group design. This study was done in 26 patients that divided into two groups. The treatment group was given povidone iodine 1% and the control group was given saline solution as the mouthwash which was used after 24 hours post-tooth extraction, twice a day for 5 days. Evaluation of the post-extraction wound was done in the third and fifth day. The fisher-exact test were used for the statistical analysis.Results: The study shows that the treatment group didn\u27t have any complications along wound healing process. In the control group, there were 2 subjects (15,4%) who had complication along wound healing process. No significant difference was found for the incidence of complications in wound healing process between the treatment group and control group (p=0,48).Conclusions: Clinically, povidone iodine 1% USAge has the potency to decrease the incidence of complications along wound healing process
