Chlorhexidine
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Broader Terms
antibiotic, guanidine, local antiinfective agent
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Scope Note
disinfectant and topical anti-infective agent used also as mouthwash to prevent oral plaque.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Chlorhexidine is classified as a disinfectant or cleanser.
- After 20 years of use by the dental profession, chlorhexidine is recognized as the gold standard against which other antiplaque and gingivitis agents are measured.
- Blood Cultures Alcoholic Chlorhexidine Is Effective Skin Preparation February 3rd, 2000 Alcoholic chlorhexidine performed better than aqueous povidone-iodine as a skin preparation to reduce blood culture contamination, researchers from France reported.
- Top When should a chlorhexidine product be recommended? Chlorhexidine is recognised as one of the most effective agents for controlling plaque formation and bacteria in the mouth.
- 12-21 The reviewed literature showed that chlorhexidine is effective in reducing the incidence of dental caries in the populations tested (Figure 2).
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