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Volume 7 Issue 4 (April, 2019)

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Evaluation of the efficacy of 0.12% chlorhexidine and water as Oral Irrigants in Chronic Periodontitis
Vishal Garg, Anmol Bagaria, Vinayaka AM, Harikrishna Bachu, Vibhor Azad

Background: Different irrigating solutions may serve to provide bacteria free environment. The present study was conducted to compare efficacy of different irrigating solution in root canal treatment. Materials & Methods: The present comprised of 40 mandibular molars with chronic periodontitis. All teeth were divided into 2 groups of 20 each. In group I teeth were irrigated with 0.12% chlorhexidine and in group II teeth were irrigated with water. In both groups, plaque score and gingival scores were recorded at day 1, 7 and 21. Results: In group I teeth were irrigated with 0.12% chlorhexidine and in group II teeth were irrigated with water. Plaque score at day 1 was 1.34, at 7 days was 1.12 and at 21 days was 1.02 in group I. It was 2.98 at day 1, 2.02 at day 7 and 1.56 at day 21. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Gingival score at day 1 was 1.12, at 7 days was 1.04 and at 21 days was 0.82 in group I. It was 2.26 at day 1, 1.98 at day 7 and 1.16 at day 21. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors suggested that the efficacy of any irrigating solution can be judged by its ability to relieve symptoms. 0.12% chlorhexidine found to be better in root canal therapy.
Key words: Chlorhexidine, irrigating solution, molars

Received: 8 February, 2019                             Revised: 27 March, 2019                               Accepted: 28 March, 2019

Corresponding Author: Dr. Anmol Bagaria, BDS (Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University's Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai), Private practitioner, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India;

This article may be cited as: Garg V, Bagaria A, AM Vinayaka, Bachu H, Azad V. Evaluation of the efficacy of 0.12% chlorhexidine and water as Oral Irrigants in Chronic Periodontitis. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(4): 77-79.

 
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