Evaluation of tempered 0.2% chlorhexidine mouthwash as a preprocedural rinse:A clinical study

Abstract

During ultrasonic scaling, the harboured microorganisms in the oral cavity get aerosolized, which have important impacts on air quality and can cause a serious health threat to the clinician, patients, and the surroundings. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate whether preprocedural tempered chlorhexidine mouth rinse has any effect on bacterial load in aerosols generated during ultrasonic scaling.