UNLABELLED Fluorides play a significant role in the promotion of oral health, fostering remineralization, inhibiting demineralization processes in the enamel, and having antibacterial activity. The effects of fluorides are mostly exerted by their topical effect. The beneficial effect of amine fluorides (AmF) on caries and dental plaque reduction has been known for a long time. The caries reduci...

OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical and microbiological efficacy of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) as a topical antiseptic for the treatment of chronic atrophic candidiasis in geriatric patients. PARTICIPANTS Thirty patients with chronic atrophic candidiasis. METHODS Patients were instructed to rinse the mouth with 0.8% ClO2 mouth rinse (DioxiDent) twice daily for one minute and to soak their denture...

The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the effect of four commercially available mouth rinses on the microhardness and solubility of a newly introduced resin-composite namely Estelite® α with Filtek TM P60. The microhybrid and the supra-nano composites used in this study are Filtek TM P60 and Estelite® α respectively. A total of 108 (N) specimens (54 for each resin composite) were fa...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of two oral rinses-one 0.12% chlorhexidine rinse (CHX) and one herbal rinse (HBR)-on gingival health status over time. METHODS Sixty-three participants were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: CHX, HBR, or placebo. For three months, participants rinsed twice daily (morning and evening) with (1/2) ounce of allocated...