Title
Views on antioxidant mouth washes as adjunct in periodontal therapy
Authors
Karthikeyan Murthy Kumar & Sheeja S. Varghese*
Affiliation
Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sheeja S. Varghese – Email: sheejavarghese@saveetha.com; corresponding author*
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received October 7, 2020; Revised October 27, 2020; Accepted October 27, 2020; Published December 31, 2020
Abstract
Clinical decision is often difficult with chlorhexidine mouthwash.
The use of antioxidant mouthwashes for the treatment of periodontal
disease is in practise. Therefore, it is of interest to collect
gleaned information on Antioxidant mouthwashes as periodontal
therapy from
known literature. Improvement in treatment using antioxidant
mouthwashes is reported in several studies. The mouthwash with
antioxidants has similar anti-gingivitis, antiplaque and
antimicrobial effects as that of chlorhexidine mouthwash.
Keywords
Antioxidant mouthwashes; dental plaque; chlorhexidine; gingivitis; periodontitis.
Citation
Murthy Kumar & Varghese, Bioinformation 16(12): 1069-1079 (2020)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
