The antibacterial action of chlorhexidine is carried out due to non-specific binding to phospholipids of bacterial cell membranes.
Chlorhexidine can have bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects, mainly against gram-positive bacteria and Candida albicans, and to a lesser extent, against gram-negative bacteria. Chlorhexidine particularly active in relation to Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus salivarius, Escherichia coli, Selenomonas spp. and anaerobic bacteria. The drug is significantly less effective against such microorganisms as Streptococcus sanguis, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella veillonella.
Anesthetic tetracaine has a local anesthetic effect.
Ascorbic acid is a cofactor in the process of collagen synthesis and tissue regeneration, strengthens immune responses and reduces the permeability of capillaries, thereby helping to reduce inflammation and edema of the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and pharynx.