Oral Health and Dental Management

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Oral healthcare professionals perceptions on prescribing mouthwash with insight into pre-procedural rinse.
  Author(s): Sushma Rudraswamy*, Jai Shankar Puttabuddi Hombarvali and Nagabhushana Doggalli
  
  Mouthwashes claim to kill bacterial plaque, which causes periodontal diseases, dental caries and bad breath. The indications of mouthwashes include: Treatment of gingivitis, periodontitis and halitosis and maintenance of oral hygiene, particularly following periodontal and other oral surgical procedures or in mentally or physically disabled patients. Studying the effects of mouthwash and other oral antiseptic rinses on infectious viruses is not a novel idea. But amid the ongoing pandemic, fueled by a contagious pathogen often found in people’s mouths and noses, there is now great interest in this area and the present study aimed to explore oral healthcare professionals’ perceptions on prescribing mouth wash with insight into pre-procedural rinse during COVID-19. A descriptive cross-sectional study through Google forms was conducted, which included 20 questions, where 110 r.. View more»
  

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