The effect of a polyhexamethylene biguanide mouthrinse compared with a triclosan rinse and a chlorhexidine rinse on bacterial counts and 4‐day plaque re‐growth

Alexander Welk, Ch. H. Splieth, G. Schmidt‐Martens, Ch. Schwahn, Th. Kocher, A. Kramer, M. Rosin

Journal Of Clinical Periodontology · 2005 · 126 citations · 56 references

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Abstract

Consistent with previous studies, a PHMB mouthrinse was shown to inhibit plaque re-growth and to reduce oral bacterial counts, indicating that PHMB could be an alternative to established mouthrinses in preventive applications.

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