Aim: The aim of this article is to assess any possible risk of oral cancer with increased usage of alcohol-based mouthwashes and to provide relevant information regarding the safety of using alcohol-containing mouth rinses. Materials and Methods: Several controversial studies regarding the prolonged use of such mouthwashes containing >25% alcohol causes oral cancers, have been reviewed and unde...

Candida albicans is the most common cause of oral mycoses. The aim of the present study was to investigate in vitro the susceptibility of C. albicans to mouthwashes, in terms of growth, survival and biofilm formation. Candida albicans, laboratory strain SC5314, and 7 commercial mouthwashes were employed: 3 with 0.2% chlorhexidine digluconate; 1 with 0.06% chlorhexidine digluconate and 250 ppm F...

BACKGROUND During the recent decades research has focused to find scientific evidence for the effects of herbal medicines. Researchers are interested in herbal remedies for medication and aim to substitute herbal material instead of chemical formula with limited side effects for human being. OBJECTIVES The aim of the current study was to compare the in vitro effect of herbal and chemical mout...

BACKGROUND The mouth provides an environment that allows the colonization and growth of a wide variety of microorganisms, especially bacteria. One of the most effective ways to reduce oral microorganisms is using mouthwashes. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial effects of chlorhexidine mouthwashes (manufacture by Livar, Behsa, Boht) on common oral microorgani...

Received: 10 April 2013 Accepted: 5 Dec 2013 Abstract Background and Aim: Several techniques have been used to assess the efficacy and substantivity of mouthwashes. Considering the variability of available mouth rinses, this study aimed to assess the substantivity of several mouthwashes and their effect on microbial plaque using an epifluorescence microscope. Materials and Methods: This crossov...

Introduction: Candida albicans has been isolated in up to 65% of healthy individuals without signs of clinical disease. Mouthwashes can be used for many preventative and therapeutic purposes. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Iranian and foreign mouthwashes against C.albicans as a common fungal flora in the mouth. Materials and methods: In this research, standard strain of C.albicans, A...

BACKGROUND This study investigated the in vitro and in vivo antibacterial effects of three mouthwashes on supragingival plaque microbiota. The three mouthwashes under study were 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX), Listerine®, and Persica (PM). Water was used as negative control. METHODS Supragingival plaque samples were collected from 32 patients with gingivitis in the Dental School of Shahid Beheshti ...

In the Microbiology Lab, we tested five different mouthwashes, using water as a control, to see which mouthwash was the most effective at killing bacteria. The two types of bacteria used were Staphylococcus epidermidis and Bacillus subtilis. The five mouthwashes we tested were Scope, Rembrandt, Therasol, Cepacol, and Listerine. In testing the mouthwashes, we mixed bacteria and agar together and...