background and aims. the aim of this clinical investigation was to compare clinical and microbiological effectiveness of adjunctive chx gel in the treatment of periodontitis. materials and methods. twenty-four subjects with localized or generalized moderate-to-severe chronic periodontitis underwent scaling and root planing. one tooth in each quadrant with a probing depth of >4 mm was chosen for...

introduction: the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of srp assisted by the two clinical treatment methods of diode laser or chlorhexidine gel applications in comparison with srp alone. methods: eight patients with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis, each with at least three pockets 4–7 mm deep, were selected for this study. over 66 pockets were selected and randomly ...

PURPOSE Chlorhexidine is an antimicrobial agent used in the prevention of postextraction alveolar osteitis, tooth decay, and periodontal diseases. There are various forms of chlorhexidine application. The most extensively studied is one that uses the rinse as the form of application. Recently, a bioadhesive gel form has become available. Its main advantage is that it prolongs the bioavailabilit...

Chlorhexidine is a widely used antiseptic with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities. The aim of this research is to develop a chlorhexidine thermosensitive gel as a mouth antiseptic by using lutrol F127 as a gelling agent. Due to its thermosensitive properties, lutrol has a sol-gel transition ability to change from solution stage at low temperature to the viscous gel at high temperature...

BACKGROUND Dry socket is one of the most studied complications in dentistry and several studies have sought an effective and safe method for its prevention and treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intra-alveolar gel chlorhexidine in preventing dry socket after the surgical removal of third molars. MATERIAL AND METHODS The sample involved the treatment of 40 pa...

The purpose of this study was to assess the in vitro the antimicrobial efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate gel as an endodontic auxiliary chemical substance compared to sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and chlorhexidine gluconate solution. The antimicrobial efficacy of the tested substances was evaluated using the agar diffusion test. The growth inhibition zones produced by 0.2%, 1% and 2% chlorhexi...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the capacity of 2% chlorhexidine gel associated with 8% papain gel in comparison with 5.25% sodium hypochlorite in bovine pulp tissue dissolution. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety bovine pulps of standardized sizes were used and fragmented into 5-mm sizes. The fragments were removed from the root middle third region. They were divided into 6 experimental gr...

UNLABELLED Alveolar osteitis (AO) is a common complication after third molar surgery. One of the most studied agents in its prevention is chlorhexidine (CHX), which has proved to be effective. OBJECTIVES The aim of this randomized double-blind clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy of 0.2% bioadhesive chlorhexidine gel placed intra-alveolar in the prevention of AO after the extraction of...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review and evaluate the available scientific evidence on the effectiveness of chlorhexidine dentifrice or gel (CHX DF/gel) compared to chlorhexidine mouthwash (CHX MW) on plaque, bleeding, gingival inflammation and tooth discoloration scores. MATERIAL AND METHODS PubMed-MEDLINE, Cochrane-CENTRAL and EMBASE databases were searched to identify appropriate studies. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of vaginal disinfection with chlorhexidine gel during labor on vertical transmission of group B streptococcus, as a method to prevent vertical transmission and subsequent neonatal early onset group B streptococcal disease. STUDY DESIGN A prospective study with randomization of 1020 parturients to one of three groups as soon as labor started. In all parturients...