Reduction in Bacterial Counts Through the Use of Mouthwash Clinical Trial
Official title:
Comparison of the Effect of the Preoperative Use of Chlorhexidine, Essential Oil, and Cetylpyridinium Chloride Mouthwashes on Bacterial Contamination During Dental Implant Placement: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the efficacy of a 60 second rinse
with chlorhexidine, essential oil-based mouthwash, cetylpyridinium chloride mouthwash, or
saline solution on bacterial contamination in the buccal vestibule when used preoperatively
using the real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR).
We hypothesize that preoperative rinse with chlorhexidine mouthwash will result in greater
reduction of bacterial counts than with essential oil-based, cetylpyridinium chloride, or
saline mouthwashes.
The secondary aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the tested mouthwashes in
reducing the bacterial counts over time.
We hypothesize that preoperative rinse with chlorhexidine mouthwash will result in a
reduction of bacterial counts for longer duration than with essential oil-based,
cetylpyridinium chloride, or saline mouthwashes.
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