Question 18 · LDEK · Complications of extraction

Which of the following antiseptics is the most effective in post-extraction bacteraemia?

  1. A. chlorhexidine.
  2. B. isopropanol.
  3. C. iodopovidone.
  4. D. triclosan.
  5. E. cetylpyridinium chloride.
Hint

Look for the antiseptic that, used for sulcular irrigation before extraction, showed the strongest reduction of bacteraemia in comparative studies.

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