Use of alcohol-free antibacterial mouth-rinse is associated with decrease in preterm birth

Friday, February 11, 2011 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that show that use of non alcohol antibacterial mouth-rinse containing cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) decreases the incidence of preterm birth (PTB).

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