Mouthwash: a review for South African health care workers

  • A W Van Zyl University of Pretoria
  • W F P Van Heerden University of Pretoria
Keywords: mouthwash, oral rinses, chlorhexidine

Abstract

Many conditions within the oral cavity require the use of a mouthwash. This can vary from breath fresheners to treatment of life threatening secondary infections such as oral mucositis in patients undergoing bone marrow transplant therapy. The use of mouthwashes requires a correct diagnosis of the oral condition and a thorough knowledge of the product in question to achieve effective treatment. It is the objective of this review to help health care workers in South Africa make the correct choice of treatment when dealing with diverse conditions of the oral cavity. This article was originally published in SA Family Practice 2010;52(2):121-127 and has been reprinted in the hard copy of Professional Nursing Today with permission. Please click here to obtain the original PDF: http://www.safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1467/1820

Author Biographies

A W Van Zyl, University of Pretoria
BChD, MChD (OMP)(Stell) Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa Keywords:
W F P Van Heerden, University of Pretoria
BChD, MChD (Oral Path)(Pret), FC Path (SA) Oral Path, PhD, DSc Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa
Issue
Vol 14 No 2 (2010)
Section
Clinical
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