The combined benefits of pit and fissure sealants and weekly mouthrinsing with a 0.2% NaF solution were assessed. Second and third grade children participating in a school-based fluoride mouthrinsing program since kindergarten had an autopolymerized tinted sealant (Delton®) applied to the occlusal surfaces of all 4 cariesfree first permanent molars and to buccal pits and lingual grooves as indi...

Great possibilities for oral rehabilitation emerged as a result of scientific consolidation, as well as a large number of dental implant applications. Along with implants appeared diseases such as mucositis and peri-implantitis, requiring management through several strategies applied at different stages. Biofilm accumulation is associated with clinical signs manifest by both tooth and implant i...

: 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 seve...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Current treatment of gingival recession (GR) is limited to surgical procedures. We describe a case series of 18 patients with GR who were treated with a botanical patch and rinse following standard conservative therapy. CASE SERIES DESCRIPTION: A total of 22 sites with GR > 1 mm were studied. Following scaling and root planing (SRP) and oral hygiene instruction, patients rece...

Plaque 'calcium-fluoride-like' (CaF(2)-like) and fluoride deposits held by biological/bacterial calcium fluoride (Ca-F) bonds appear to be the source of cariostatic concentrations of fluoride in plaque fluid. The aim of this study was to quantify the amounts of plaque fluoride held in these reservoirs after a sodium fluoride rinse. 30 and 60 min after a 228 microg/g fluoride rinse, plaque sampl...

The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of plaque and saliva towards the prolonged activity, also called substantivity, of three antimicrobial mouthrinses (Listerine®, Meridol®, Crest Pro Health®), used in combination with a toothpaste (Prodent Coolmint®). Volunteers brushed for 4 weeks with a toothpaste without antimicrobial claims, while during the last 2 weeks half of the vol...