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Six surfaces per tooth were evaluated by the Quigley\u2010Hein plaque index (Turesky modification) at the last appointment (day 15), and testing for the presence of marginal bleeding was performed using the marginal bleeding index (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MBI<\/jats:styled-content>) at both the baseline and last appointments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>At day 15, the test group had the lowest mean plaque index (1.04\u00b10.67), showing a statistically\u2010significant difference compared to the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NC<\/jats:styled-content> group (1.40\u00b10.65, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.001) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PC<\/jats:styled-content> group (2.30\u00b10.73, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.001). The <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PC<\/jats:styled-content> and test groups showed a mean reduction of 70.2% and 87.26%, respectively, with significant reduction compared to baseline (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.05) for the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MBI<\/jats:styled-content>. No statistically\u2010significant difference was found between the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PC<\/jats:styled-content> and test groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=.126).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Unwaxed dental floss impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine showed additional reductions in supragingival interproximal biofilm compared with a conventional unwaxed dental floss, without additional improvement in marginal bleeding.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jicd.12280","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,10]],"date-time":"2017-07-10T04:46:52Z","timestamp":1499662012000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Efficacy of an unwaxed dental floss impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine on control of supragingival biofilm: A\u00a0randomized, clinical 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