Most adults brush and floss inadequately, and constant education and/or reinforcement is often required. Bacteria are usually left behind with mechanical oral health routines, and chemotherapeutic agents may have a key role as adjuncts to daily home-care. To date, two antiseptic mouthwashes have received the ADA Seal of Acceptance: Peridex (Zila Pharmaceuticals, Phoenix, AZ, USA; CHX, chlorhexi...

Materials and Methods: The subjects were 36 systemically healthy, non-smoking patients (34-66 years old). All patients presented moderate-to-advanced chronic periodontitis and had at least 5 teeth and 2 pocket sites with probing depth ≥ 5 mm in each quadrant and bone loss. Then, they were randomly distributed to 3 different groups. 1. conventional quadrant-wise mechanical debridement (QMD): sup...

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the cytotoxic effect of three commercial mouth washes (chlorhexidine, persica and Irsha) upon Hela cells. Methods and Material: For determination cytotoxicity of Irsha, Chlorhexidine and Persica, uninfected cells were grown in the absence and presence of various dilutions (1:2 to 1:128) of these mouth wash at different times (1,2,5,15 and 60 mi...

Actinomyces spp. are located without displaying any pathogenic effect in the oral flora. However, the disruption of oral microenvironmental balance, mucosal tissue integrity, and defense system can cause microorganisms to settle on deep periodontal tissues and to induce pathologic reactions. The present case report describes erythematous and desquamative lesions with pseudomembrane limited to t...

RATIONALE Contamination by bacterial or fungal organisms reduces the effectiveness of mycobacterial culture for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). We evaluated the effect of an anti-microbial and an anti-fungal oral rinse prior to expectoration on culture-contamination rates. METHODS We enrolled a consecutive random sample of adults with cough for ≥ 2 weeks and suspected TB admitted to...

OBJECTIVES The efficacy of a commercially available toothpowder was compared with toothpaste in removing extrinsic dental stains. METHODS In this single-blind, randomized controlled trial, 77 volunteers were included from a residential professional college. All study subjects (control toothpaste users and test toothpowder users) plaque control measures. All study subjects were instructed to r...