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Below are Periogard (Chlorhexidine) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Periogard has an overall score of 6. The effectiveness score is 6 and the side effect score is 8. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Periogard review by 37 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | periodontal disease |
Dosage & duration: | | 1 ounce (dosage frequency: 2 x per day) for the period of 3 months |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | periostat | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | None apparent during treatment. |
Side effects: | | Raised sores in mouth; attempted to mitigate side effect by rinsing only area with deepest periodontal pockets using syringe, continued to get sores localized to irrigated region. |
Comments: | | Rinsed mouth vigorously with solution, refrained from eating, drinking, brushing, etc for 1/2 hour after use. Used twice per day. After side effects noted, irrigated only some areas of mouth. Discontinued when sores persisted. |
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| Periogard review by 54 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | dental surgery |
Dosage & duration: | | 1/2 oz. twice daily (dosage frequency: twice daily) for the period of two weeks |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | prevented infection of surgically sewn gums. They cut my gums and pulled them down further over the teeth and added a laboratory grown skin product to make the gum larger. I also used this periogard bottle when they put caps on my teeth, just to prevent infection. |
Side effects: | | I had no side effects, but was told the product could stain the teeth (which the dentist could alter back to white teeth), however, I wiped my teeth with a wash cloth after swishing with the product. |
Comments: | | The details were included in the two above sections. |
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