Comparison of efficacy of 0.05% sodium hypochlorite with 0.2% chlorhexidine as A pre-procedural mouthrinse in periodontitis patients

: The objective of the study is to compare efficacy 0.05% sodium hypochlorite and 0.2% chlorhexidine as a pre-procedural mouth rinse for routine periodontal procedures reduce amount aerosols containing infectious agents. A was designed be conducted on patients reporting outpatient department Periodontology at Buddha Institute Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna. Patients with generalized severe chronic periodontitis were divided into 3 groups. 15 made 0.05 % 1 minute, (Group A), B), normal saline C) minute before ultrasonic scaling procedure. blood agar plate exposed 20 inches from patient’s oral cavity used microbial sampling. It incubated 27°C 24 hours colony forming units (CFUs) counted thereafter. There statistically significant differences in number CFUs different Both effective reducing aerosol contamination during but had significantly better effect than chlorhexidine.