[Chlorhexidine in periodontal therapy].
Chlorhexidine a cationic antiseptic active against a wide spectrum of bacteria is widely and successfully used in the treatment of periodontal disease in the home and the outpatients' clinic. A review of the literature forms the basis for an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the various supra and subgingival application techniques with details of the limitations and risk/benefit ratio implicit in the various clinical situations.
Bacterial Infections↗