Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic agent used to kill bacteria and prevent infection. It's available as an over-the-counter skin wash and a prescription oral rinse.

A herbal mouthwash selectively killed off bad bacteria in the mouth while preserving the good strains, according to a new ...

Researchers have found a natural mouthwash that seems to kill off nasty germs while nurturing friendly microbes.

Chlorhexidine reduces plaque, inflammation. Flossing daily and brushing twice per day may successfully prevent oral diseases for most people, but sometimes the standard preventive routine is not ...

Chlorhexidine is known for reducing plaque, but how do mouthwashes with varying chlorhexidine concentration levels compare? Researchers tested three chlorhexidine solutions to see which was better at ...

A study in Frontiers in Oral Health from the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine found that a naturopathic mouthwash containing ...

“Chlorhexidine oral rinse solution 0.05% as an adjunctive intervention in daily oral hygiene care was not found to reduce incidence of aspiration pneumonia,” stated the researchers.

In our never-ending attempt to vanquish healthcare-associated infections, the latest weapon to emerge is chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG). Not that CHG is exactly new: as an antiseptic, it has been ...