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A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate Dental Professionals’ Knowledge of Antiplaque Mouth Rinse Agents and their Application in Periodontal Practice

BACKGROUND: Mouth rinse agents reduce inflammation and microbial burden, improving periodontal clinical parameters. Yet, improper clinical use of these compounds might have several deleterious repercussions. Given the lack of research on the knowledge and application of antiplaque mouth rinse agents...

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Autor principal: Ahmed, Muzammil Moin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10485443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37694042
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_251_23
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description BACKGROUND: Mouth rinse agents reduce inflammation and microbial burden, improving periodontal clinical parameters. Yet, improper clinical use of these compounds might have several deleterious repercussions. Given the lack of research on the knowledge and application of antiplaque mouth rinse agents, this research was conducted. METHODS: The research is an electronic survey wherein responses were gathered for ten items with predetermined answers in addition to covariate data. The questions were conceived to illuminate the level of knowledge possessed by dental professionals and their utilization pattern in periodontal practice. The data gathered underwent quantitative statistical analysis. RESULTS: Participants in the study included 100 dental professionals from various disciplines, all of whom agreed that mouth rinses are a vital adjuvant in periodontal therapy. Most acknowledged being aware of the various mouth rinse agents, but their knowledge and application of mouth rinses were largely confined to chlorhexidine gluconate, with little consideration being given to alternative antiplaque agents. CONCLUSION: Little knowledge exists among dental professionals regarding mouth rinse agents and their appropriate application. Dental schools, clinical advisory organizations, and other establishments could educate dental professionals on the specific guidelines for utilizing antiplaque mouth rinses in a dental context, especially as an adjunct to periodontal therapy.
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spelling pubmed-104854432023-09-09 A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate Dental Professionals’ Knowledge of Antiplaque Mouth Rinse Agents and their Application in Periodontal Practice Ahmed, Muzammil Moin J Pharm Bioallied Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: Mouth rinse agents reduce inflammation and microbial burden, improving periodontal clinical parameters. Yet, improper clinical use of these compounds might have several deleterious repercussions. Given the lack of research on the knowledge and application of antiplaque mouth rinse agents, this research was conducted. METHODS: The research is an electronic survey wherein responses were gathered for ten items with predetermined answers in addition to covariate data. The questions were conceived to illuminate the level of knowledge possessed by dental professionals and their utilization pattern in periodontal practice. The data gathered underwent quantitative statistical analysis. RESULTS: Participants in the study included 100 dental professionals from various disciplines, all of whom agreed that mouth rinses are a vital adjuvant in periodontal therapy. Most acknowledged being aware of the various mouth rinse agents, but their knowledge and application of mouth rinses were largely confined to chlorhexidine gluconate, with little consideration being given to alternative antiplaque agents. CONCLUSION: Little knowledge exists among dental professionals regarding mouth rinse agents and their appropriate application. Dental schools, clinical advisory organizations, and other establishments could educate dental professionals on the specific guidelines for utilizing antiplaque mouth rinses in a dental context, especially as an adjunct to periodontal therapy. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023-07 2023-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10485443/ /pubmed/37694042 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_251_23 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title_full A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate Dental Professionals’ Knowledge of Antiplaque Mouth Rinse Agents and their Application in Periodontal Practice
title_fullStr A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate Dental Professionals’ Knowledge of Antiplaque Mouth Rinse Agents and their Application in Periodontal Practice
title_full_unstemmed A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate Dental Professionals’ Knowledge of Antiplaque Mouth Rinse Agents and their Application in Periodontal Practice
title_short A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate Dental Professionals’ Knowledge of Antiplaque Mouth Rinse Agents and their Application in Periodontal Practice
title_sort cross-sectional study to evaluate dental professionals’ knowledge of antiplaque mouth rinse agents and their application in periodontal practice
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10485443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37694042
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_251_23
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