Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Effects on the Periodontal Environment
Clinicians are beginning to understand that ingredients in antimicrobials might not get their patients to the disease-free end game they’re looking for. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance among periodontal pathogens has heightened the need for innovative treatment strategies.
A recent class action lawsuit filed in September (Vasseur v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-7487 [C.D. Cal. filed 2024]) has the dental community abuzz. The lawsuit alleges that a common mouthwash misleads consumers of its potential for proliferation of harmful bacteria through regular use of the product. Recently, clinicians are beginning to question and try to understand that ingredients in antimicrobials might not get their patients to the disease-free end game they’re looking for. A question that gets asked often is, “How does a mouthwash, while killing pathogens, increase the abundance of oral opportunistic bacteria?”...
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A recent class action lawsuit filed in September (Vasseur v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-7487 [C.D. Cal. filed 2024]) has the dental community abuzz. The lawsuit alleges that a common mouthwash misleads consumers of its potential for proliferation of harmful bacteria through regular use of the product. Recently, clinicians are beginning to question and try to understand that ingredients in antimicrobials might not get their patients to the disease-free end game they’re looking for. A question that gets asked often is, “How does a mouthwash, while killing pathogens, increase the abundance of oral opportunistic bacteria?”...
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