Views on antioxidant mouthwashes as adjunct in periodontal therapy |
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| Authors: | Karthikeyan Murthy Kumar Sheeja S Varghese |
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| Institution: | 1.Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 77, India |
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| Abstract: | Clinical decision is often difficult with chlorhexidine mouthwash. The use of antioxidant mouthwashes for the treatment of periodontal disease is in practise. Therefore, it is of interest to collect gleaned information on Antioxidant mouthwashes as periodontal therapy from known literature. Improvement in treatment using antioxidant mouthwashes is reported in several studies. The mouthwash with antioxidants has similar anti-gingivitis, antiplaque and antimicrobial effects as that of chlorhexidine mouthwash. |
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| Keywords: | Antioxidant mouthwashes dental plaque chlorhexidine gingivitis periodontitis |
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