Effect of an essential oilcontaining antiseptic mouthrinse on plaque and salivary <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> levels

Abstract

As antimicrobial mouthrinses are most frequently recommended to patients whose mechanical oral hygiene procedures are not adequate for the control of supragingival plaque and gingivitis, this study provides an additional rationale for the inclusion of the essential-oil mouthrinse as an adjunct to daily oral hygiene procedures.