A comparative study of antibacterial effects of mouthwashes containing Ag/ZnO or ZnO nanoparticles with chlorhexidine and investigation of their cytotoxicity

Objective(s): Chlorhexidine 0.2% mouthwash is commonly used in orthodontic patients for plaque control. But it has some side effects. Metal oxide nanoparticles have been recently used in mouthwashes in reports. So we aimed to evaluate antibacterial effect of ZnO and Ag/ZnO nanoparticles against Stre...

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Main Authors: mojgan Kachoei, baharak divband, fatemeh Dabaghi Tabriz, Zahra Norouzzadeh Helali, Mahdieh Esmailzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-04-01
Series:Nanomedicine Journal
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Online Access:http://nmj.mums.ac.ir/article_10447_306cd446256ed4d090ad72efd7203d8a.pdf