INTRODUCTION
gingivitis
DENTAL CARIES, DENTAL PLAQUE, GINGIVITIS, DENTAL PLAQUE, PLAQUE
Dental plaque is a microbial community that consists of microorganisms and their extracellular matrix sticking to dental surfaces and can be either supragingival or subgingival. Dental plaque accumulation is the initiating etiological factor for gingivitis and dental caries (Valm, Antiplaque agents suppress the growth of specific micro‐organisms and can be either bactericidal or bacteriostatic depending on their concentration (Vyas et al., To the best of the authors' knowledge, no study has ever evaluated the efficacy of CHX gel and PVP‐I in terms of plaque control in toddlers. Hence, the aim of the current study was to compare and evaluate the efficacy of topical use of PVP‐I solution and CHX gel on dental plaque regrowth after 3 and 7 days, in toddlers aged 24–36 months.