Effect of an oxygenating agent on oral bacteria in vitro and on dental plaque composition in healthy young adults.

ABSTRACT:

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Oral bacteria live in symbiosis with the host. Therefore, when mouthwashes are indicated, selective inhibition of taxa contributing to disease is preferred instead of broad-spectrum antimicrobials. The potential selectivity of an oxygenating mouthwash, Ardox-X® (AX), has not been assessed. The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial potential of AX and the effects of a twice-daily oral rinse on dental plaque composition.

Material and methods

In vitro, 16 oral bacterial strains were tested using agar diffusion susceptibility, minimum inhibitory and minimum bactericidal concentration tests. A pilot clinical study was performed with 25 healthy volunteers. Clinical assessments and microbiological sampling of supragingival plaque were performed at 1 month

SUBMITTER: Fernandez y Mostajo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4107829 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature