Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of different concentrations of chlorhexidine mouth rinses in reducing the mutants streptococci in saliva: An in vivo study

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 162-166

  Jayaprakash, R ^b   Sharma, A ^a   Moses, J ^a  

^a SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; microbial study; mutans streptococci; salivary test

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; MOUTHWASH; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOFILMS; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MOUTHWASHES; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 78650638917     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 19983905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.73792     Document Type: Article

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