A clinical comparison of antibacterial mouth rinses in orthodontic patients | ||
| Al-Rafidain Dental Journal | ||
| Article 10, Volume 4, Issue 1, April 2004, Pages 59-64 PDF (654.23 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rden.2020.164943 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rafi A Al–Talib; Baceer A Abdullah; Ali R Al–Khatib | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This clinical investigation was under-taken to compare the antibacterial activity of two mouth rinses (chlorhexidine diglu-conate 0.2% and phenolic compounds) with salty water (0.9% NaCl) to assess their ability to control plaque and gingival inflammation in conjunction with a normal daily home care in patients with fixed orthodontic appliance. In this clinical trial, 45 patients were randomly divided into three groups; each containing 15 per-sons matched in age and gender, they were instructed to use rinses twice daily for 30 seconds after breakfast and before the bed-time. The gingival and plaque indices were measured according to Silness and Löe for the six teeth at the baseline and two mon-ths after rinses. The results of the study revealed that there is a significant reduction at p < 0.05 after rinsing with phenol and chlorhexi-dine digluconate for gingival index, while non significant change for salty mouth-wash, and only significant reduction in plaque index for chlorhexidine digluconate mouth rinse and non significant one for phenol and salty mouthwashes. These re-sults support previous published results on the superiority of 0.2% chlorhexidine di-gluconate when used in conjunction with professional care as an adjunct to routine oral hygiene practice in orthodontic pati-ents. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| chlorhexidine; phenolic co-mpounds; antibacterial activity | ||
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