title: ATP content in 3-day-old bacterial plaques with or without a 0.2% chlorhexidine mouth rinse.
abstract: This study describes a method aimed at measuring the bacterial ATP content of dental plaques formed on a polyester support attached on tooth surfaces in the oral cavity. It reports on the variations in ATP content in 3 days old plaques of a well-defined surfaces with or without the use of 0.2% chlorhexidine mouth-wash twice daily. The results, expressed in bacterial equivalents, show a reduction of dental plaque metabolism after 3 days of chlorhexidine rinses to 19.5% of its value in the control tests without mouth-washes. Bacterial metabolism represented 6.05 bacterial equivalents per mm2 in the control group versus 1.18 equivalents in the chlorhexidine test group.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine-Free University of Brussels.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vanden Abbeele
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pourtois
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009067:Mouthwashes
chemical_list: D009067:Mouthwashes; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002710:Chlorhexidine