Chlorhexidine in periodontal therapy
Nonato, M.; Trombelli, L.; Parma Benfenati, S.
Minerva Stomatologica 38(5): 547-556
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4970 PMID: 2668719 Document Number: 334212
Chlorhexidine a cationic antiseptic active against a wide spectrum of bacteria is widely and successfully used in the treatment of periodontal disease in the home and the outpatients' clinic. A review of the literature forms the basis for an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the various supra and subgingival application techniques with details of the limitations and risk/benefit ratio implicit in the various clinical situations.