Effect of aloe vera as a preprocedural rinse in reducing aerosol contamination during ultrasonic scaling

• Main Authors: Benna Paul (Author), Radhamoni Madhavan Pillai Baiju (Author), Nafeesa Beevi Raseena (Author), Periera Shibu Godfrey (Author), Puthenpurayil Ibrahimkutty Shanimole (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The use of preprocedural mouth rinse is one of the recommended ways to reduce aerosol contamination during ultrasonic scaling. Different agents have been tried as preprocedural mouth rinse. Chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine significantly reduce the viable microbial content of aerosol whe...