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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Efficacy of 0.05% Chlorhexidine and 0.05% Cetylpyridinium Chloride Mouthwash to Eliminate Living Bacteria on In Situ Collected Biofilms: An In Vitro Study.

Kathrin Becker, Giulia Brunello, Luisa Scotti, Dieter Drescher, Gordon John

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kathrin BeckerDepartment of Orthodontics, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1936-4683
Giulia BrunelloDepartment of Oral Surgery, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1436-0085
Luisa ScottiDepartment of Oral Surgery, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Dieter DrescherDepartment of Orthodontics, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Gordon JohnDepartment of Oral Surgery, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9952-0262
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEEvangelisches Krankenhaus Oberhausen · DEUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwashes are frequently used as an adjunctive measure for the treatment of periodontitis and peri-implantitis, as well as in patients on maintenance therapy. However, their prolonged use is associated with several side effects. This study aimed at evaluating if a mouthwash with a reduced concentration of CHX combined with cetylpyridnium chloride (CPC) was as effective as a conventional CHX mouthwash in the reduction in living cells in oral biofilms attached to hydroxyapatite (HA) and micro-rough titanium (Ti) surfaces. Four healthy volunteers wore a customized acrylic appliance containing HA and Ti discs for in situ plaque accumulation. Biofilms were grown on the discs for 24 or 48 h and then randomly exposed for 60 s to: 0.05% CHX + 0.05% CPC, 0.1% CHX (positive control) or sterile saline (negative control). Viability assay and live-dead staining were performed to quantify bacterial viability and to distinguish live and dead cells, respectively. At both time points, contrary to saline, CHX, both alone and in combination with CPC, exhibited high antibacterial properties and induced a significant reduction in biofilm viability. This study demonstrates the potential of mouthwashes containing a low concentration of CHX combined with CPC as effective antibacterial agents for long-term applications with reduced undesired side effects.

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antisepticbiofilmcetylpyridnium chloridechlorhexidinemouthrinsemouthwashperi-implantitisperiodontitis

Identifiers

PMID34204281
PMCPMC8235160
OpenAlexW3175830369

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