The role of chlorhexidine and tooth-brushing has been considered as a clinical intervention to reduce infection rates, however, evidence to inform this needs appraising.Aim: This paper presents a critical review on the effect of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) and tooth-brushing in decreasing rates ...
Topical oral solution: Advise patients that the solution may cause some tooth discoloration or increase in tartar (calculus) formation. Importance of contacting dental health-care provider for removal of any stain or tartar at least every 6 months or more frequently if needed. Topical oral solution...
Chlorhexidine gluconateis an antiseptic agent that has been shown to decrease microbial flora on the skin and prevent infection risk in various settings, including as a skin preparatory agent for surgical procedures and for insertion ofvascular accessdevices, as a surgical hand scrub, and fororal hy...
had an initial effect on mutans streptococci levels but that no long–term reduction in caries increment or mutans streptococci infection could be detected... AH Forgie,M Paterson,CM Pine,... - 《Caries Research》 被引量: 75发表: 2000年 Comparison of silver-coated dressing (Acticoat), chlorh...
Nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery are an important cause of mortality, morbidity, prolonged hospital stay, increased need for antimicrobial therapy and higher costs. In particular, ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent serious infection among patients undergoing heart surgery ...
The use of Chlorhexidine mouthwash after dental surgery can help control bacterial levels in the mouth, promote postoperative recovery, and reduce the risk of infection. However, Chlorhexidine may cause side effects of tooth surface discoloration during long-term use, so it is usually recommended...
The use ofchlorhexidinein spermicides has been promoted as a strategy for protecting against sexually transmitted diseases, includingHIV infection. However, both the claim of protection and the cytotoxicity of chlorhexidine, with a risk of damage to the epithelia of the vagina,cervix, andglans penis...
In their review of airway hygiene, Jelic and colleagues highlighted that colonization or infection of the upper airway precedes the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia [ 1 ]. Although the effects of chlorhexidine on reducing pneumonia were discussed, there was no mention of the possible con...
Synonyms for chlorhexidine in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for chlorhexidine. 1 word related to chlorhexidine: antiseptic. What are synonyms for chlorhexidine?
Applicable to oral and pharyngeal diseases and teeth washing, dental extraction, tooth orthodontics, during radiotherapy and chemotherapy, before and after surgery and bed-time patient's oral sterilization and prev- ention of cross-infection, etc., is...