Mouth Rinses Flashcards
Harmful to patient:
adverse affect
May be harmful, useful, or beneficial:
side effect
Ability of patient to follow through/motivation to use product
compliance
Ability of an agent to absorb to teeth and surfaces and be released at therapeutic levels:
substantivity
Pleasant taste/sensation, decrease microorganisms, halitosis control:
cosmetic
The quality of being successful in producing an intended result
efficacy
Cosmetic mouth rinses are available:
OTC
Therapeutic mouth rinses are available:
OTC or prescription
A mouth rinse that helps to enhance taste in mouth (i.e. minty fresh breath):
cosmetic mouth rinse
A mouth rinse that helps to reduce/control plaque, gingivitis, halitosis, caries, and xerostomia:
therapeutic mouth rinse
Describe the effects of a cosmetic mouth rinse on plaque/caries/xerostomia etc.
no real beneficial effects
List the purposes of mouth rinses: (5)
- flush out food debris from the oral cavity
- freshen breath
- deposit fluoride on teeth (if fluoridated)
- available in liquid form
- primarily cosmetic benefit (Freshening breath)
Why should you wait 30 minutes to eat or drink following use of mouth rinse?
if not, it will inactivate sodium hypochlorite
What was the traditional purpose for mouth rinse?
freshen breath
What contributes to halitosis?
bacteria and plaque accumulation on the tongue
____% of halitosis originates from the oral cavity; ____% from systemic or nonoral cause
90%; 10%
Describe the effect of mouth rinses on breath after 3-5 hours
no effect
Mouth rinses ___ odors/ provide little ___
“mask”; antibacterial function
What is the best treatment for bacteria and plaque accumulation on the tongue?
tongue scraping
List the active ingredients in mouth rinse: (8)
- sanguinarine
- amonium compounds
- phenolic compounds
- fluoride
- chlorhexidine
- stannous fluoride
- essential oils
- triclosan
Why are ammonium compounds added to mouth rinse? Give an example of one:
added to reduce bad breath; CPC
Describe the substantivity of the active ingredient “phenolic compounds” in mouth rinses:
low substantivity
What is the purpose of fluoride as an active ingredient in mouth rinses?
reduces incidence of caries
What is the purpose of chlorhexidine as an active ingredient in mouth rinses?
helps control plaque and gingivitis
What is the purpose of stannous fluoride as an active ingredient in mouth rinses?
helps control plaque and gingivitis
What is the purpose of essential oils as active ingredients in mouth rinses?
helps control plaque and gingivitis
What is the purpose of triclosan as an active ingredient in mouth rinses?
reduces production of plaque and gingivitis
What active ingredients of mouth rinses are beneficial and DO have chemotherapeutic effects?
- chlorhexidine
- stannous fluoride
- essential oils
- triclosan
What beneficial effects of chlorhexidine, stannous fluoride and essential oils?
chemotherapeutic effect against plaque/biofilm accumulation as they DECREASE the amount of free-floating planktonic bacteria
How do hlorhexidine, stannous fluoride and essential oils work to DECREASE the amount of free-floating planktonic bacteria?
By binding their positive ions to the bacteria’s negative ions resulting in cell lysis
Describe the mechanism of action of triclosan in mouth rinses:
chemical inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis which is required for lipid production in the bacteria, which in turn, eventually kills the cell
When biofilm forms, before it becomes an organized mass, it is composed of:
planktonic (free-floating) bacteria
Why might alcohol be incorporated as an ingredient in mouth rinses?
used as a solvent, taste enhancer, and agent providing aftertaste (burn)
What are the negative effects of alcohol used in a mouth rinse?
- burning mouth
- drying of oral tissues
- risk of oral cancer
What category of patients should NEVER be recommended an alcohol-based mouth rinse? Why?
previous/recovering alcoholics; could serve as a stumbling block
What are the levels of regulations for prescription and overt counter products (regarding mouth rinses):
- government level
- professional level
The government level of regulation to oral care products:
FDA
The professional level of regulation to oral care products:
ADA
- protects consumers from useless/harmful products
- therapeutic claims must have research to support claims
- evaluates prescription/ OTC products
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)