Thanks to the powerful combination of chlorhexidine and metronidazole, Metrogyl Denta® has an antiseptic and antibacterial effect on a wide range of organisms that cause gum inflammation.
Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the periodontium and oral mucosa:
- acute and chronic gingivitis;
- acute ulcerative necrotic gingivitis of Vincent;
- acute and chronic periodontitis;
- juvenile periodontitis;
- periodontal disease complicated by gingivitis;
- aphthous stomatitis;
- cheilitis;
- inflammation of the oral mucosa when wearing prostheses;
- post-extraction alveolitis (inflammation of the hole after tooth extraction);
- periodontitis, periodontal abscess (as part of combination therapy).
Pharmachologic effect
The effectiveness of the product is due to the presence of two antibacterial components in its composition:
a) metronidazole has an antibacterial effect against anaerobic bacteria that cause periodontal diseases: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Fusobacterium fusiformis, Wolinella recta, Eikenella corrodens, Borrelia vincenti, Bacteroides melaninogenicus, Selenomonas spp.
b) chlorhexidine is an antiseptic and antimicrobial agent, effective against gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria (Treponema spp., Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas spp., Chlamydia spp., Ureaplasma spp., Bacteroides fragilis). Some strains of Pseudomonas spp., Proteus spp. are weakly sensitive to the product, and acid-resistant forms of bacteria and bacterial spores are also resistant. Does not interfere with the functional activity of lactobacilli.
