Short term clinical effectiveness of a 0.07% cetylpyridinium chloride mouth rinse in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment

To test the short term clinical effectiveness of commercially available 0.07%.cetylpyridinium chloride mouth rinse in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment as compared to a placebo mouth rinse and patients using toothbrush and toothpaste. Forty-five subjects for this double blind study were assigned randomly into three groups of 15 each. Gingival inflammation, plaque accumulation, and bleeding on probing, were recorded at baseline [10 days after prophylaxis], and at the end of one month in all the three groups and compared. Paired t test showed significant differences in bleeding index for pre and post treatment recordings for cetylpyridinium group. Modified gingival index showed no significant difference in the cetylpyridinium group. For plaque index significant difference was found for cetylpyridinium and control groups. Cetylpyridinium mouth rinse 0.7% was found to be effective in reducing the bleeding and plaque index scores. It was not effective in reducing the modified gingival index scores. Cetylpyridinium mouth rinse 0.07% improves the oral hygiene of orthodontic patients when used as an adjunct to normal oral hygiene measures

Determination of the maximum inhibitory dilution of cetylpyridinium chloride-based mouthwashes against staphylococcus aureus: an in vitro study

The aim of this in vitro study was to determine the maximum inhibitory dilution (MID) of four cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC)-based mouthwashes: CPC+Propolis, CPC+Malva, CPC+Eucaliptol+Juá+Romã+Propolis (Natural Honey®) and CPC (Cepacol®), against 28 Staphylococcus aureus field strains, using the agar dilution method. Decimal dilutions ranging from 1/10 to 1/655,360 were prepared and added to Mueller Hinton Agar. Strains were inoculated using Steers multipoint inoculator. The inocula were seeded onto the surface of the culture medium in Petri dishes containing different dilutions of the mouthwashes. The dishes were incubated at 37ºC for 24 h. For readings, the MID was considered as the maximum dilution of mouthwash still capable of inhibiting microbial growth. The obtained data showed that CPC+Propolis had antimicrobial activity against 27 strains at 1/320 dilution and against all 28 strains at 1/160 dilution, CPC+Malva inhibited the growth of all 28 strains at 1/320 dilution, CPC+Eucaliptol+Juá+Romã+Propolis inhibited the growth of 2 strains at 1/640 dilution and all 28 strains at 1/320 dilution, and Cepacol® showed antimicrobial activity against 3 strains at 1/320 dilution and against all 28 strains at 1/160 dilution. Data were submitted to Kruskal-Wallis test, showing that the MID of Cepacol® was lower than that determined for the other products (p<0.05). In conclusion, CPC-mouthwashes showed antimicrobial activity against S. aureus and the addition of other substances to CPC improved its antimicrobial effect.

Efeito da anti-sepsia da ferida cirúrgica alveolar sobre o crescimento bacteriano em fios de sutura de algodäo / Effect of the antisepsis of the alveolar surgical wound on bacterial growth over cotton suture threads

Embora os fios de sutura empregados rotineiramente em cirurgias bucais possam favorecer o acúmulo e o crescimento bacteriano, há poucos trabalhos na literatura relatando preocupaçäo com a anti-sepsia da ferida cirúrgica durante o período pós-operatório e antes de sua remoçäo. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar o efeito de dois métodos de anti-sepsia intra-oral sobre o crescimento bacteriano em fios de sutura de algodäo. Os resultados evidenciaram que todos os fios de sutura de algodäo. Os resultados evidenciaram que todos os fios de sutura apresentaram-se contaminados com estreptococos, antes e após a anti-sepsia da ferida cirúrgica. A análise dos resultados obtidos permitiu concluir que os dois métodos de anti-sepsia avaliados reduziram o número de estreptococos isolados dos fragmentos de fios de sutura, entretanto, a análise estatística demonstrou que os dois métodos avaliados näo apresentaram diferenças estatisticamente significantes