Morning Bad Breath (MBB) Morning Bad Breath (MBB)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * * 18 years, *Systemic healthy, assessed by medical questionnaires * Non smokers * No orthodontic appliances * No removable (partial) dentures * Minimum 20 teeth * No caries * Willing and able to give a written informed consent * Willing to adapted the style rule for 48 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Any pathological alterations of the oral mucosa/ pregnancy * Participation in a clinical study within the previous 30 days * Acute sinusitis or severe oral- pharyngeal infections * On medications which can cause malodor * Reduced salivary flow due to pathological reasons (e.g. Sjögren syndrome) * Subjects unwilling to abstain from additional oral hygiene (only tooth brushing allowed) particularly mouthrinse, chewing gums, flossing, peppermint containing product etc. and alcohol 12 hours prior the first measurement at the study site and until the completion of all measurements
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome variable is the MBB, measured by three devises. - Oral Chroma© - Halimeter® - Organoleptische score: 0-5 scale (Rosenberg et al. 1991a, Rosenberg et al. 1991b further modiefied by Greenman et al. 2004) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome variable is: - Tongue coating (Mantilla et al.) - Questionnaire about their experience of their MBB and used their regime | — |
Countries
Netherlands