Use of chlorhexidine gluconate and povidone iodine mouthwashes in the treatment of acute ulcerative gingivitis | Zendy

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Use of chlorhexidine gluconate and povidone iodine mouthwashes in the treatment of acute ulcerative gingivitis

Author(s) -

Addy M.,

Llewelyn J.

Publication year - 1978

Publication title -

journal of clinical periodontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1600-051X

pISSN - 0303-6979

DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1978.tb01919.x

Subject(s) - medicine , metronidazole , chlorhexidine , chlorhexidine gluconate , gingivitis , iodine , dentistry , antiseptic , antibiotics , pathology , biology , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , metallurgy

A trial was conducted to compare the effectiveness of povidone iodine and chlorhexidine gluconate with buffered peroxyborate in the treatment of acute ulcerative gingivitis. After 20 patients had entered the trial and 11 had required additional therapy with metronidazole to control their symptoms, the study was terminated. Those patients receiving peroxyborate all showed a satisfactory improvement in clinical signs and symptoms. One patient each receiving povidone iodine or chlorhexidine reported a symptomatic improvement, although gingival ulceration was still apparent at 1 week. The remaining patients all required metronidazole therapy to control their symptoms. Povidone iodine and cblorhexidine gluconate therefore cannot be recommended for the treatment of acute ulcerative gingivitis.

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