title: Scanning electron microscopy of growing dental plaque: a quantitative study with different mouth rinses.
abstract: The aim of this study was to quantify the influence of different mouth rinses on dental plaque. Wearing splints with enamel pieces 24 volunteers rinsed with essential oils, amine/stannous fluoride, or chlorhexidine digluconate (0.12%) mouth rinses. After 24, 48, 72, and 96 h the enamel pieces were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The counts of cocci and bacilli in different plaque layers and the plaque thickness were almost similar using essential oils and amine/stannous fluoride. These results differed significantly from those of chlorhexidine digluconate mouth rinses. The results for plaque thickness were without significant differences between the groups at any appointment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. jenh@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jentsch
authors.forename: Eshan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mozaffari
authors.forename: Ludwig
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014002:Tin Fluorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009067:Mouthwashes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D014002:Tin Fluorides; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002710:Chlorhexidine