Open AccessThe Mouthwash War - Chlorhexidine vs. Herbal Mouth Rinses: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Sunayana Manipal,
Sajjid Hussain,
Umesh Wadgave,
Prabu Duraiswamy,
K Ravi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16578.7815
Subject(s) - chlorhexidine , medicine , mouth rinse , dentistry , traditional medicine , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , surgery
Mouthwashes are often prescribed in dentistry for prevention and treatment of several oral conditions. In the recent times the use of naturally occurring products what is otherwise known as grandmothers remedy are used on a large scale. This has now called for a newer age of mouth washes but is the new age mouth washes at par with the gold standard or even better than them this study investigates.