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Pathogenicity Testing of Macaca arctoides Subgingival Plaque Following Chlorhexidine Treatment
Author(s) -
Mashimo Paul A.,
Umemoto Toshio,
Slots Jorgen,
Genco Robert J.,
Ellison Solon A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1980.51.4.190
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , gingival and periodontal pocket , chlorhexidine , periodontitis
P otential infectivity of subgingival plaque of Macaca arctoides in guinea pig leg muscle was examined before, during, and after chlorhexidine treatment. The regime of chlorhexidine administration did not appear to alter the monkey subgingival microflora markedly and had no demonstrable effects on the pathogenicity of the subgingival plaque. These data confirm previous suggestions that chlorhexidine essentially does not penetrate into the deeper part of periodontal pockets following a supragingival mode of administration.