Effects of low dose chlorhexidine mouthrinses on oral bacteria and salivary microflora including those producing hydrogen sulfide

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 309-313

  Sreenivasan, Prem K ^a   Gittins, E ^a  

^a Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alamar blue; Chlorhexidine; Clinical studies; Hydrogen sulfide; Malodor; Mouthrinse; Salivary bacteria

Indexed keywords

ALAMAR BLUE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DYE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FLUORESCENCE; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SALIVA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLORING AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HALITOSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; OXAZINES; SALIVA; XANTHENES;

EID: 4544358221     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.2004.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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