Comparison of antimicrobial efficacy of chlorhexidine and combination mouth rinse in reducing the Mutans streptococcus count in plaque

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 91-96

  Lakade, Laxmi S ^c   Shah, Preetam ^a   Shirol, Dayanand ^b  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MA Rangoonwala Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^c Institute of Computer Technology College ^*  (India)

Author keywords

chlorhexidine; combination mouth rinse; Dental plaque; Dentocult SM strip; Mutans streptococci; triclosan; xylitol

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; MOUTHWASH;

BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MOUTHWASHES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84899084452     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 19983905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.130780     Document Type: Article

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