title: Reducing bacterial aerosol contamination with a chlorhexidine gluconate pre-rinse.
abstract: The authors compared the effects of chlorhexidine gluconate, an antiseptic mouthwash with essential oils and water on the bacterial aerosol contamination generated by an air polishing device. Patients rinsed with one of the three solutions before treatment. Bacterial counts collected during the treatment indicate that the chlorhexidine pretreatment rinse was significantly more effective than the other solutions in reducing bacterial aerosols.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols; D000391:Air Microbiology; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000517:prevention & control; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003755:Dental High-Speed Technique; D003770:Dental Offices; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012459:Salicylates / Q000494:pharmacology; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013729:Terpenes / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009067:Mouthwashes; D012459:Salicylates; D013729:Terpenes; C057473:Listerine; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002710:Chlorhexidine