title: Efficacy of two commonly available mouth rinses used as preprocedural rinses in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There are many studies on the effect of preprocedural mouth rinses in adults, but there is a dearth of the literature on the effects of these mouth rinses in children. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of two commercially available brands, one containing chlorhexidine 0.12% (Colgate Periogard) and the other containing cetylpyridinium chloride 0.05% (Johnson and Johnson's Reach) used as preprocedural mouth rinses in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted on 18 patients in the age group of 10-15 years. A crossover design was used with the random assignment of the first rinse tested and a wash out period of at least 1 week before the second rinse was used. The saliva samples were collected prerinse, 2 min, 30 min, and 60 min after rinsing with the solution. The samples were inoculated and cultured for aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms. After 48 h, the resultant bacterial colonies were counted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistical analysis was done using Wilcoxon's signed rank test, ANOVA, and Newman-Keul's studentized range test. Periogard had the highest percentage reduction in both aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms followed by Reach and the least effective was normal saline which was used as a control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Periogard is comparatively better as a preprocedural mouth rinse than Reach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, India. dr.eapenthomas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Eapen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000187:drug effects; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects; D058491:Bacterial Load / Q000187:drug effects; D002594:Cetylpyridinium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011292:Premedication; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D009067:Mouthwashes; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D002594:Cetylpyridinium; D002710:Chlorhexidine