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Oral hygiene in mentally handicapped children. A clinical trial using a chlorhexidine spray
Author(s) -
Dever J. Garth
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1979.tb05800.x
Subject(s) - chlorhexidine , oral hygiene , dentistry , medicine , hygiene , gingival inflammation , clinical trial , gingivitis , pathology
A bstract — A daily 0.2 per cent chlorhexidine spray, when used as the sole oral hygiene measure in mentally handicapped children, produced a significant reduction in plaque levels and gingival inflammation.