In vitro microbiological analysis on antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and inhibitory action on matrix metalloproteinases-8 of commercially available chlorhexidine digluconate mouth rinses

• Main Authors: James R Collins (Author), Johannes Olsen (Author), Aimee Cuesta (Author), Maria Silva-Vetri (Author), Marcela Hernández (Author), Georgios Romanos (Author), Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh (Author), Patricia Palma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthrinses are known to have a beneficial effect in the management of periodontal disease. The present study was designed to investigate the antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and matrix metalloproteinases-8 (MMP-8) inhibition efficacy of eight commercially available CHX mou...