Abstract |
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of one and two applications of 40% chlorhexidine varnish on the numbers of mutants streptococci in human dental fissure plaques from molar and premolar teeth. Twenty-nine subjects (aged 20-30 years) participated in the study and were randomly assigned to one of three groups. In each subject two fissures with high levels of mutants streptococci were selected. The fissures in group 1 (control group) were treated with placebo varnish containing no chlorhexidine. Fissures in group 2 received a single application of 40% chlorhexidine varnish, whereas fissures in group 3 received an additional chlorhexidine varnish application 1 week after the first application. Fissure plaque samples were taken prior to the first application of chlorhexidine varnish and subsequently 1, 2, and 4 months thereafter. Compared with the fissures in the control group, the suppression of mutans streptococci was significant in plaques from group 2 for up to 2 months and in plaques from group 3 for up to 4 months after application. Mutans streptococci were suppressed more strongly in premolar than in molar teeth and more strongly and for a longer period of time in fissures of premolar teeth treated twice than in fissures of premolars treated once.
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Authors | Y L Ie, M J Schaeken |
Journal | Caries research
(Caries Res)
Vol. 27
Issue 4
Pg. 303-6
( 1993)
ISSN: 0008-6568 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 8402806
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Analysis of Variance
- Bicuspid
- Chlorhexidine
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Dental Cavity Lining
- Dental Fissures
(microbiology)
- Dental Plaque
(microbiology)
- Humans
- Lacquer
- Molar
- Streptococcus mutans
(drug effects)
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