The study aimed to determine whether adding iodine to traditional fluoride treatments could further reduce tooth decay. Researchers also examined the impact on bacteria commonly linked to cavities, ...

In patients with open fractures, the number of patients who developed infections was similar between the two antiseptics -- 54 patients, or 6.5 percent ... either 10% povidone-iodine or 4% ...

DailyMed. Label: Betadine solution- povidone-iodine solution. Hasheminia D, Moaddabi A, Moradi S, et al. The efficacy of 1% Betadine mouthwash on the incidence of dry socket after mandibular third ...

The late intervention group patients, instead, mouth washed and gargled on days 5 and 6. Each povidone-iodine intervention included one-time mouth washing and two-times gargling. In both groups ...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of topical administration of 0.5% povidone-iodine in experimental Fusarium solani keratitis in rabbits. METHODS: Fungal keratitis caused by Fusarium solani was ...

Because many people are very sensitive to povidone-iodine 5% (Betadine; Alcon), Thomas Hejkal, MD, PhD, and colleagues set out to identify an alternative ocular antiseptic with the potential to cause ...

The authors of a 2021 study suggested that oral rinses containing 0.5% povidone-iodine may interrupt the attachment of SARS-CoV-2 to tissues in the nose, throat, and mouth, and lower viral ...

In this randomized placebo-controlled clinical study, we tested the effects of intranasal and oropharyngeal delivery of a compound of povidone-iodine 0.5% and glycyrrhizic acid 2.5 mg/ml on the ...