Treatment for periodontal pockets

British Dental Journal (2006); 201, 787. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4814381

Treatment for periodontal pockets

Chlo-Site from Oraldent, is a new, simple, and efficient, safe way to treat periodontal pockets. Chlo-Site is a gel with 1.5% chlorhexidine that is capable of assuring both active and passive disinfection coverage at the site where it was applied for up to two weeks, its maker claims.

Chlo-Site, to be used in conjunction with srp, remains microbiologically active for a minimum of 15 days with effective concentrations of two types of chlorhexidine, chlorhexidine digluconate - slow release 0.5% and chlorhexidine dihydrochloric - rapid release 1.0%. This combination makes the bactericidal activity of Chlo-Site 40 - 60 times greater than the Minimum Inhibiting Concentration (MIC) for the pathogenic bacteria usually in periodontal pockets within the first week.

Its easy and ready to use gel is supplied in disposable syringes and can be applied directly into the periodontal pocket with the special periodontal needle provided for fast, accurate treatment of periodontal pockets.