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Effect of xylitol, sodium fluoride and triclosan containing mouth rinse on Streptococcus mutans

INTRODUCTION: Prevention of dental caries is one of the main strategies in contemporary pediatric dental practice. Mouth rinses are widely used as an adjunct to maintain oral hygiene. It is important for these products to be effective and safe for regular use in children. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the s...

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Autores principales: Subramaniam, Priya, Nandan, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346154
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.91790
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description INTRODUCTION: Prevention of dental caries is one of the main strategies in contemporary pediatric dental practice. Mouth rinses are widely used as an adjunct to maintain oral hygiene. It is important for these products to be effective and safe for regular use in children. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of a newly introduced xylitol, sodium fluoride and triclosan containing mouth rinse in reducing levels of plaque Streptococcus mutans and to compare it with that of a 0.12% chlorhexidine mouth rinse. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty children were randomly divided into two groups of 15 children each. Group I (study group) was given a mouth rinse containing xylitol (5%), sodium fluoride (0.05%) and triclosan (0.03%) and Group II (control group) was given a chlorhexidine (0.12%) mouth rinse. Both mouth rinses were alcohol free. Mouth rinsing was carried out twice daily, half an hour after breakfast and half an hour following dinner, for a period of 21 days under the supervision of the investigator. RESULTS: In both groups, there was a significant reduction in the mean S. mutans count at the end of 21 days (P < 0.001). No significant difference was observed between the two mouth rinses. CONCLUSION: The use of a low fluoride–xylitol based mouth rinse appears to be a suitable choice for regular use in children.
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spelling pubmed-32768542012-02-16 Effect of xylitol, sodium fluoride and triclosan containing mouth rinse on Streptococcus mutans Subramaniam, Priya Nandan, N. Contemp Clin Dent Original Article INTRODUCTION: Prevention of dental caries is one of the main strategies in contemporary pediatric dental practice. Mouth rinses are widely used as an adjunct to maintain oral hygiene. It is important for these products to be effective and safe for regular use in children. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of a newly introduced xylitol, sodium fluoride and triclosan containing mouth rinse in reducing levels of plaque Streptococcus mutans and to compare it with that of a 0.12% chlorhexidine mouth rinse. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty children were randomly divided into two groups of 15 children each. Group I (study group) was given a mouth rinse containing xylitol (5%), sodium fluoride (0.05%) and triclosan (0.03%) and Group II (control group) was given a chlorhexidine (0.12%) mouth rinse. Both mouth rinses were alcohol free. Mouth rinsing was carried out twice daily, half an hour after breakfast and half an hour following dinner, for a period of 21 days under the supervision of the investigator. RESULTS: In both groups, there was a significant reduction in the mean S. mutans count at the end of 21 days (P < 0.001). No significant difference was observed between the two mouth rinses. CONCLUSION: The use of a low fluoride–xylitol based mouth rinse appears to be a suitable choice for regular use in children. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3276854/ /pubmed/22346154 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.91790 Text en Copyright: © Contemporary Clinical Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Effect of xylitol, sodium fluoride and triclosan containing mouth rinse on Streptococcus mutans
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346154
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