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Changes of Subgingival Total Colony Forming Units and Black Pigmented Bacteroides after a Single Irrigation of Periodontal Pockets with 1.64% SnF 2
Author(s) -
Schmid Ernst,
Kornman Kenneth S.,
Tinanoff Norman
Publication year - 1985
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.1985.56.6.330
Subject(s) - bacteroides , saline , irrigation , anaerobic exercise , gingival and periodontal pocket , zoology , biology , food science , medicine , dentistry , periodontitis , agronomy , physiology , bacteria , genetics , endocrinology
Periodontal pockets of 11 subjects were irrigated once with either 1.64% SnF 2 or saline applied by syringe. Changes on the total anaerobic colony forming units (CFU) and black pigmented bacteroides (BPBs) of the irrigated pockets were assessed for 31 days. The results showed little change of the CFUs by either single application of SnF 2 or saline. However, SnF 2 irrigation produced a decrease in the BPBs for 1 week with the greatest effect (1/2 log reduction) being seen at 3 days after the irrigation. Some subjects had more impressive reductions in BPBs, yet four of the 11 subjects showed no reductions in BPBs in those sites irrigated with SnF 2 . Further studies with frequent irrigation intervals are necessary to evaluate the potential usefulness of SnF 2 for subgingival irrigation.