Chlorhexidine - Effective To Inhibit Growth of Plaque



You should know that no drug is perfect in this world, in other words all the drugs would have the advantage but also have weaknesses or deficiencies.

Similarly with mouthwash that is now popular among dentists is chlorhexidine gluconate and chlorine dioxide. But a lot of people ask: which of the two mouthwash more effective against plaque?

Below is information about the two mouthwash which may help you to choose the most suitable for you.

Chlorine dioxide is a mouthwash that has some of the workings associated with oral disease or dental disease. But one of the main ways of working in the mouth is by doing what is called the process of oxidation of sulfide bonds in volatile sulfur compound that may be you are familiar with the molecules that cause bad breath. However, experts have not been able to ensure the anti-bacterial power. That is through the mechanism of oxidation of the amino acid cysteine or through the mechanism of penetration into the bacterial cell membrane, followed by oxidation processes that disrupt the internal enzyme activity of bacteria.

While people have claimed that the chlorine dioxide mouthwash safe for long term use and side effects are relatively smaller when compared with the gold standard of that chlorhexidine mouthwash. However, experts have not dared to ensure its safety when used in the long term.

Besides, according to research released some time ago showed that chlorine dioxide was also found not to have interfere with fibroblasts which have an important role in tissue healing process.

Another advantage of chlorine dioxide is not to have side effects such as those held by chlorhexidine, namely the emergence of staining on the teeth long enough to use, as well as little disturbance of taste, and the taste is not good for some people.

Once we know the advantages possessed by chlorine dioxide. In conjunction with the plaque on our teeth, the relevant question is whether the chlorine dioxide can beat chlorhexidine in terms of the rate of accumulation of plaque?

Related to the above question, Paraskevas and colleagues from the Department of Periodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, has conducted a study that found the result that chlorhexidine significantly more effective in inhibiting the growth of plaque.

Similarly, the information that can be given and the next choice is yours.

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