Effect of a 0.5 percent chlorhexidine gel on dental plaque superinfecting microorganisms in mentally handicapped patients
Pesqui. odontol. bras
; 17(3): 228-233, jul.-set. 2003. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS, BBO - Odontologia
| ID: lil-352218
Biblioteca responsável:
BR97.1
ABSTRACT
A randomized clinical trial was conducted to investigate the effect of a 0.5 percent chlorhexidine (CHX) gel on dental plaque superinfecting microorganisms in mentally handicapped patients. Thirty inmates from the institution "Casas André Luiz" were assigned to either test group (CHX gel, n = 15) or control group (placebo gel, n = 15). The gel was administered over a period of 8 weeks. Supragingival plaque samples were collected at baseline, after gel use (8 weeks) and 16 weeks after baseline. The presence of Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus and yeasts was evaluated. No significant growth of any superinfecting microorganism was observed in the CHX group, when compared to the placebo group. The results indicated that the 0.5 percent chlorhexidine gel did not produce an undesirable shift in these bacterial populations
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
/
Zoonoses
Base de dados:
BBO - Odontologia
/
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Staphylococcus
/
Leveduras
/
Paralisia Cerebral
/
Clorexidina
/
Enterobacteriaceae
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio clínico controlado
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Pesqui. odontol. bras
Assunto da revista:
Odontologia
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Casas André Luiz/BR
/
University of São Paulo/BR