THE EFFICACY OF HMU CHLORHEXIDINE 0.12% MOUTHWASH ON GINGIVITIS

Nguyễn Thị Thu Trang1,, Nguyễn Viết Đa Đô1, Vũ Mạnh Tuấn1, Lê Văn Nam2
1 The Odonto-Stomatology Training Institute, Hanoi Medical University
2 Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of gingivitis treatment using HMU Chlorhexidine mouthwash 0.12%. Subjects and methods: The study was conducted on 178 students of Hanoi Medical University, divided into 2 groups according to the method of single-blind randomized controlled trial, comparison of the study group using HMU Chlorhexidine 0.12% mouthwash with the control group using saline solution. Results: In the study group, the mean GI value decreased from 0.85 to 0.59 after 2 weeks and to 0.37 after 4 weeks. The rate of bleeding on probing in the study group also decreased after treatment. There was a significant decrease in GI and OHI-S between the study and control groups. Conclusion: HMU Chlorhexidine 0.12% mouthwash has the effect of improving periodontal scores, supporting the treatment of gingivitis with better efficiency than saline solution.

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