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Effect Of Baking Soda-Peroxide Dentifrice On Post-Surgical Wound Healing, Andrew R. Dentino
Effect Of Baking Soda-Peroxide Dentifrice On Post-Surgical Wound Healing, Andrew R. Dentino
School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications
Purpose:
To investigate the effect of a baking soda-hydrogen peroxide (0.75%) dentifrice on wound healing, plaque formation, gingival inflammation, wound healing, patient comfort, probing depth, and clinical attachment level following gingival flap surgery.
Materials and Methods:
A randomized, double-blind crossover study involving 25 patients requiring bilateral maxillary gingival flap surgery was completed. The effects of twice daily brushing with a baking soda-hydrogen peroxide dentifrice (Mentadent) or a placebo dentifrice (Crest) were observed over a 28-day post-surgical period. Gingival index (GI); plaque index (Pl) , probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL) and gingival bleeding index (Bl) were recorded pre-surgically and …