A randomized clinical trial was conducted to investigate the effect of a 0.5\% chlorhexidine (CHX) gel on dental plaque superinfecting microorganisms in mentally handicapped patients. Thirty inmates from the institution "Casas Andr? Luiz" were assigned to either test group (CHX gel, n = 15) or control group (placebo gel, n = 15). The gel was administered over a period of 8 weeks. Supragingival plaque samples were collected at baseline, after gel use (8 weeks) and 16 weeks after baseline. The presence of Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus and yeasts was evaluated. No significant growth of any superinfecting microorganism was observed in the CHX group, when compared to the placebo group. The results indicated that the 0.5\% chlorhexidine gel did not produce an undesirable shift in these bacterial populations.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Pannuti2003
%A Pannuti, Cl?udio Mendes
%A Lotufo, Roberto Fraga Moreira
%A Cai, Silvana
%A da Concei??o Saraiva Md, Maria
%A de Freitas, N?vea Maria
%A Falsi, Danilo
%D 2003
%J Pesqui Odontol Bras
%K Adolescent; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Cerebral Palsy; Chlorhexidine; Dental Care for Disabled; Plaque; Double-Blind Method; Ent; Female; Gels; Humans; Male; Mentally Disabled Persons; Mouthwashes; Staphylococcus; Superinfection; Yeasts; erobacteriaceae
%N 3
%P 228--233
%T Effect of a 0.5% chlorhexidine gel on dental plaque superinfecting microorganisms in mentally handicapped patients.
%V 17
%X A randomized clinical trial was conducted to investigate the effect of a 0.5\% chlorhexidine (CHX) gel on dental plaque superinfecting microorganisms in mentally handicapped patients. Thirty inmates from the institution "Casas Andr? Luiz" were assigned to either test group (CHX gel, n = 15) or control group (placebo gel, n = 15). The gel was administered over a period of 8 weeks. Supragingival plaque samples were collected at baseline, after gel use (8 weeks) and 16 weeks after baseline. The presence of Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus and yeasts was evaluated. No significant growth of any superinfecting microorganism was observed in the CHX group, when compared to the placebo group. The results indicated that the 0.5\% chlorhexidine gel did not produce an undesirable shift in these bacterial populations.
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abstract = {A randomized clinical trial was conducted to investigate the effect of a 0.5\% chlorhexidine (CHX) gel on dental plaque superinfecting microorganisms in mentally handicapped patients. Thirty inmates from the institution "Casas Andr? Luiz" were assigned to either test group (CHX gel, n = 15) or control group (placebo gel, n = 15). The gel was administered over a period of 8 weeks. Supragingival plaque samples were collected at baseline, after gel use (8 weeks) and 16 weeks after baseline. The presence of Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus and yeasts was evaluated. No significant growth of any superinfecting microorganism was observed in the CHX group, when compared to the placebo group. The results indicated that the 0.5\% chlorhexidine gel did not produce an undesirable shift in these bacterial populations.},
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author = {Pannuti, Cl?udio Mendes and Lotufo, Roberto Fraga Moreira and Cai, Silvana and da Concei??o Saraiva Md, Maria and de Freitas, N?vea Maria and Falsi, Danilo},
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keywords = {Adolescent; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Cerebral Palsy; Chlorhexidine; Dental Care for Disabled; Plaque; Double-Blind Method; Ent; Female; Gels; Humans; Male; Mentally Disabled Persons; Mouthwashes; Staphylococcus; Superinfection; Yeasts; erobacteriaceae},
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title = {Effect of a 0.5% chlorhexidine gel on dental plaque superinfecting microorganisms in mentally handicapped patients.},
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