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Does human saliva decrease the antimicrobial activity of chlorhexidine against oral bacteria?

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown the antibacterial effectiveness of 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) in both in vitro and in vivo studies. In this way, CHX comes directly in contact with saliva. This in vitro study aimed at investigating the possible neutralizing effect of saliva on CHX. METHODS: Sali...

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Autores principales: Abouassi, Thaer, Hannig, Christian, Mahncke, Katja, Karygianni, Lamprini, Wolkewitz, Martin, Hellwig, Elmar, Al-Ahmad, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4200226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25300308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-711