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Inclusion Criteria: * males or females of age range between 18 and 70 years, * good health status, * indication to perform third molar surgery, * patients willing to give informed consent, * compliance to the study follow-up, Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy or breast-feeding, * indication to antibiotic therapy prior to surgical treatment, * chronic infections, * systemic diseases (including cardiovascular, pulmonary, cerebral, and metabolic diseases), * previous therapy with the mouth rinses employed in the present study, and * smoking habit (\>20 cigarettes per day, and/or pipe or cigar smoking).