UNLABELLED Chlorhexidine is an active agent commonly used against dental plaque in the mouth apart from fluorides applied to prevent caries. It is contained in toothpastes and mouthrinses. PURPOSE The aim of the study was to assess the effect of mouthrinses containing chlorhexidine digluconate on the activity of cathepsin C in human saliva. MATERIAL AND METHODS Material for analyses contain...

Methods: Ninety subjects entered were selected to participate in the clinical trial (49% males and 51% females; mean age of 32.3 years), with a minimum of 6 teeth per quadrant and periodontal pockets depth less than 5 mm. Every patient received a dental hygiene appointment. After the appointment, subjects were allocated to one of three study groups: Group 1 Cool Mint Listerine (EG); Group 2 – D...

The efficacy of a herbal mouth rinse on the oral microbial load in Down syndrome children. The study design consisted of thirty Down syndrome children aged between 7 and 13 years from Divya down Development Trust in Bangalore. Children were divided into 2 groups consisting of 15 children in each group. Group A were given herbal mouth rinse and Group B were given chlorhexidine mouth rinse, both ...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the color change of CAD/CAM resin matrix ceramic, which was exposed three different whitening mouth rinses and artificial saliva for 12 180 hours. Material Methods: A total 60 samples were produced from prefabricated ceramic blocks experimental study. The randomly divided into four subgroups according mouthrinses: Listerine Advanced White, Colgate Optic O...