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Table 1 Plaque Index (Loe & Silness) after three weeks – rinsing only quadrant (Q1) as well as rinsing + brushing quadrant (Q2)

From: Comparing the effect of 0.06% -, 0.12% and 0.2% Chlorhexidine on plaque, bleeding and side effects in an experimental gingivitis model: a parallel group, double masked randomized clinical trial

 

Rinsing only quadrant (Q1)

Quadrant 2 (Q2)

 

Buccal/palatal

Proximal

Palatal

b+m+d

All surfaces combined

All surfaces combined

0.06% CHX

0.61 ± 0.43

1.24 ± 0.45

0.45±0.27

1.09 ± 0.50

0.93 ± 0.41

0.17± 0.30

0.12% CHX

0.63 ± 0.51

1.36 ± 0.56

0.37±0.38

1.20 ± 0.61

0,99 ± 0.53

0.24± 0.48

0.20% CHX

0.40 ± 0.39

0.90 ± 0.52*

0.32±0.44

0.75 ± 0.49*

0.65 ± 0.42*

0.14± 0.31

  1. *statistically significant p<0.05
  2. b buccal, m mesial, d distal
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BMC Oral Health

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