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ArticleJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of 10% doxycycline gel and 1% chlorhexidine digluconate gel in the disinfection of sandblasted acid-etched titanium implant surface contaminated with

Sonal Vasudev Kakarmath, Rajesh P Gaikwad

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Sonal Vasudev KakarmathDepartment of Periodontology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Rajesh P GaikwadDepartment of Periodontology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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Aim: The study evaluates the efficacy of 10% doxycycline gel and 1% chlorhexidine (CHX) gel in the disinfection of sandblasted acid-etched titanium implant surfaces contaminated with Materials and Methods: Titanium implants were divided into two groups - Group A and Group B, which were further subdivided into three subgroups (A1, A2, and A3 and B1, B2, and B3). All the implants were contaminated with Results: At baseline, the mean values recorded for Group A and Group B were 120,000,000 colony-forming unit (CFU). On day 1, the mean values recorded were 3291.67 CFU (Group A1) and 0 CFU (Group B1). On days 3 and 7, the mean values for the remaining groups (A2, A3, B2, and B3) were 0 CFU. Conclusion: A single application of 1% CHX gel and multiple applications of 10% doxycycline gel were effective in achieving decontamination of implants. Hence, these gels could prove as cost-effective treatment modalities for peri-implantitis.

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Anti-infective agentschlorhexidinedoxycyclinePorphyromonas gingivalis

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PMCPMC12237173

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