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[Toxin effects from chlorhexidine gluconate: case report]
1Københavns Tandlaegehøjskoles Institut.
Tandlaegebladet
|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
A patient with side effect of chlorhexidine gluconate is presented. The patient showed major changes of the oral mucosa after extreme overdosage of mouthrinsing with chlorhexidine gluconate. The changes were different from other known mucosal lesions, as the patient showed thickening of the mucosa, clinical resembling leukoplakia. The changes disappeared after decreasing the dosage of the drug.