In vitro microbiological analysis on antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and inhibitory action on matrix metalloproteinases-8 of commercially available chlorhexidine digluconate mouth rinses

Chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthrinses are known to have a beneficial effect in the management of periodontal disease. The present study was designed to investigate the antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and matrix metalloproteinases-8 (MMP-8) inhibition efficacy of eight commercially available CHX mouthrinses from the Dominican Republic. Methods: The study samples are categorized into two categories, eight commercially available CHX mouthrinses were case sample group, and positive and negative controls used in the study are categorized as control sample group. Antibacterial activity of the samples was evaluated on bacterial strains obtained from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Rockville, MD USA) which were Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Eikenella corrodens, and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Results: The study samples 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 showed significant higher antibacterial efficacy and sample 4 and 7 were less effective. Samples 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 showed higher antibacterial efficacy with no bacterial colonies formation in dilution assay method, whereas sample 8 showed smaller colonies of bacterial growth. The halo diameter found to be average in sample 8 with 13 mm, whereas sample 9 showed 12.5 + 3.48 mm, sample 1 was with a mean of 11.79 + 3.51 mm. The smaller halo diameter and minimal antibacterial activity were observed in samples 4 (mean of 3.5 + 5.95 mm) and 7 (3.5 + 7.70 mm). All eight samples showed statistically significant higher MMP-8 inhibition activity with P < 0.0001. Conclusion: Commercially available CHX digluconate mouthrinses showed the difference in plaque inhibition with 0.12 and 0.15% concentration.

Administración sistémica adjunta de moxifloxacina versus ciprofloxacina másmetronidazol en el tratamiento de periodontitis crónica con presencia de bacilos entéricos Gram negativos: I. efectos clínicos y microbiológicos / Adjunctive systemic administration of moxifloxacin versus ciprofloxacin plus metronidazole in the treatment of chronic periodontitis harboring gram-negative enteric rods: I microbiological and clinical effects

Introducción: los hallazgos clínicos preliminares indican que las lesiones periodontales asociadas a bacilos entéricos Gram negativos no responden al tratamiento convencional. Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron evaluar y comparar los efectos clínicos ymicrobiológicos del raspaje y alisado radicular (RAR) combinado con la administración sistémica de moxifloxacina (MOX) o ciprofloxacinamas metronidazol (CIPRO + MET), en el tratamiento de sujetos con periodontitis crónica. Métodos: en este ensayo clínico participaron 76 pacientes, divididos en dos grupos. Los sujetos se trataron con RAR más MOX (Grupo MOX; n = 38) o RAR más CIPRO + MET (GrupoCIPRO + MET; n = 38). Los datos clínicos y microbiológicos se registraron a nivel base, y a los 3 y 6 meses después del tratamiento. Loscambios significativos en los parámetros clínicos y microbiológicos, intra e inter grupos, se midieron utilizando las pruebas de Mann-Whitney y Wilcoxon, respectivamente. Resultados: después de seis meses, los dos grupos de tratamiento presentaron una reducción significativa en la profundidad de sondaje y en el sangrado al sondaje, además de una ganancia en la inserción clínica (P < 0,05). Se observó disminución estadísticamente significativa de la proporción de sitios > 6 mm. No se identificaron entéricos ni Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansen ninguno de los grupos, después de la terapia. Conclusiones: este estudio proporciona evidencia del beneficio adjunto de MOX o CIPROMET al RAR, en pacientes con periodontitis crónica que presentan entéricos. Sin embargo, MOX puede ser el antibiótico de elección envista de los pocos efectos adversos ocasionados y debido a su dosificación solo una vez al día.

Introduction: preliminary clinical findings indicate that periodontal lesions associated with Gram-negative enteric rods do not respond to conventional treatment modalities. The aim of the present study was to evaluate and compare the clinical and microbiologicaleffects of scaling and root planing (SRP) combined with systemic administration of moxifloxacin (MOX) or ciprofloxacin plus metronidazole (CIPRO + MET) in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. Methods: seventy-six patients participated in this randomized clinical trial, and they were divided into two groups. Subjects were treated with SRP plus adjunctive MOX (MOX group; n = 38) or SRP plus adjunctive CIPRO + MET (CIPRO + MET GROUP; n = 38). Clinical and microbiological data were recorded at baseline and at 3 and 6 months after treatment. The significant changes in clinical and microbiological parameters between and within the groups were measured using theMann-Whitney test and Wilcoxon’s rank test respectively. Results: after six months, both treatment groups showed a significant reduction in probing depth and bleeding on probing (P < 0.05) and better clinical attachment. A statistically significant reduction of the proportionof sites > 6 mm was also observed. Gram-negative enteric rods and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans were not identified in either group six months after baseline. Conclusions: this study provides evidence of the benefit of using MOX or CIPRO+MET as adjunct to SRP in patients with chronic periodontitis harboring Gram-negative enteric rods. However, MOX may be the antibiotic of choice in view of itsfew adverse effects and single dose treatment per day.