Table 4.
The composition of 15 commercial mouthwashes used in this study.
| Mouthwash (Producer) |
Main Antimicrobial Components | Other Components |
|---|---|---|
| Octenident® (Schülke & Mayr GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany) |
Octenidine HCl (OCT; 500 µg/mL) | Aqua, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, glycerin, aroma, sodium gluconate, sucralose, citric acid, BHT |
| Octenisept Oral Mono® (Schülke & Mayr GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany) |
Octenidine dihydrochloride (1000 µg/mL) | Glycerol, sodium gluconate, citric acid, disodium phosphate dihydrate, macrogolglycerol hydroxystearate, sucralose, water, mint flavor |
| Eludril Classic® (Pierre Fabre, Castres, France) |
Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX; 1000 µg/mL) | Glycerin, alcohol, aqua, chlorobutanol, CI 16255, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, flavor, limonene, menthol |
| Corsodyl® (GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, UK) |
Chlorhexidine digluconate (2000 µg/mL) | Ethanol, macrogolglycerol hydroxystearate, sorbitol, peppermint oil, water |
| SeptOralMed® (Avec Pharma, Wrocław, Poland) |
Chlorhexidine digluconate (2000 µg/mL) | Aqua, glycerin, Peg 40 hydrogenated castor oil, limonene, eugenol, linalool, sodium saccharin |
| Perio Aid Intensive Care® (Dentaid, Barcelona, Spain) |
Chlorhexidine digluconate (1200 µg/mL), Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC; 500 µg/mL) | Aqua, glycerin, propylene glycol, xylitol, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, potassium acesulfame, sodium saccharin, neohesperidin dichalcone, aroma, CI 42090 |
| Gum Paroex® (Sunstar, Etoy, Switzerland) |
Chlorhexidine digluconate (1200 µg/mL), Cetylpyridinium chloride (500 µg/mL) | Aqua, glycerin, propylene glycol, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, aroma, sodium citrate, sucralose, citric acid, CI 14720 |
| ProntOral®
(B Braun, Melsungen, Germany) |
Polyaminopropyl biguanide (Polyhexanide, PHMB; 1500 µg/mL) | Aroma, sodium cyclamate, surfactants, excipients |
| Fomukal® (Vipharm, Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland) |
Benzalkonium chloride (BAC; 125 µg/mL) | Sodium phosphate dibasic, sodium phosphate monobasic, calcium chloride, sodium chloride, water |
| Listerine Total Care® (Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA) |
Sodium fluoride (220 µg/mL), Eucalyptol, Thymol, Menthol, Alcohol | Aqua, sorbitol, aroma, poloxamer 407, benzoic acid, zinc chloride, aroma, sodium saccharin, methyl salicylate, sodium benzoate, sucralose, propylene glycol, CI 16035, CI 42090 |
| Elmex Sensitive Plus® (Colgate Palmolive, New York, NY, USA) |
Olaflur, Potassium fluoride, total fluorine (250 µg/mL) |
Aqua, propylene glycol, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, aroma, PVP/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate polycarbamyl polyglycol ester, saccharin, hydroxyethylcellulose, potassium hydroxide, polyaminopropyl biguanide |
| Meridol Gum Protection® (Colgate Palmolive, New York, NY, USA) | Olaflur, Stannous fluoride, total fluorine (250 µg/mL) |
Aqua, xylitol, PVP, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, aroma, sodium saccharin, CI 42051 |
| Baikadent mint® (Herbapol Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland) |
Scutellaria baicalensis root extract (concentration data is confidential and unavailable) | Aqua, sorbitol, xylitol, glycerin, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium benzoate, aroma, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium carbonate, citric acid |
| Dentosept® (Phytopharm, Nowe Miasto nad Wartą, Poland) |
Liquid complex extract (910 mg/mL) | A liquid extract from sage leaf (Salviae folium), peppermint herb (Menthae piperitae herba), thyme herb (Thymi herb), chamomile flower (Matricariae flos), oak bark (Quercus cortex), arnica herb (Arnica herba), calamus rhizome (Calami rhizomate), benzocaine |
| Glimbax® (Angelini Pharma, Rome, Italy) |
Diclofenac (740 µg/mL) | Choline solution 50%, sorbitol, sodium benzoate, disodium edetate, acesulfame potassium, peach flavor enhancer, mint flavor enhancer, cochineal red (E 124), water |