introduction: considering the importance of prevention in periodontal diseases and the important role of aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in induction and progression of these diseases, the aim of the present in vitro study was to compare the antimicrobial effects of chlorhexidine digluconate (chx), curcumin and light-emitting diode (led) laser, on this bacterium. methods: antimicrobial ac...

The aim of this study is to report a case an extensive and aggressive gingival lesion, compatible with localized juvenile spongiotic hyperplasia (LJSGH), demonstrating the difficulties diagnosis management. A 33 years-old male patient was referred Department Oral Maxillofacial Surgery at Erasto Gaertner Hospital lesion on anterior maxillary gingiva, 3-months evolution period. had complete perma...

Objective: The objective of this standardised experimental study was to investigate the antimicrobial efficacy of the combination of Axel Kramer Ojan Assadian chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) and the anti-inflammatory pro-vitamin Torsten Koburger-Janssen dexpanthenol, which stimulates wound-healing, in the form of Bepanthen AntisepticWound Cream, in order to rule out possible antagonistic combin...

Chlorhexidine, even at low concentrations, is toxic for a variety of eukaryotic cells; however, its effects on host immune cells are not well known. We evaluated in vitro chlorhexidine-induced cytotoxicity and its effects on reactive oxygen/nitrogen intermediate induction by murine peritoneal macrophages. Thioglycollate-induced cells were obtained from Swiss mice by peritoneal lavage with 5 ml ...