Halitosis
Conditions
Interventions
The effectiveness of mouthwashes on the market, with alcohol and without alcohol, was evaluated in order to reduce the oral breath and to measure how long the effect was lasting, compared to a control
Chlorhexidine digluconate (0.12%) - bis-biguanide (no alcohol), 21 participants, both genders
Essential Oils (Thymol, Menthol, Eucalyptol, Methyl Salicylate) with alcohol and zinc chloride, 21 participants, both genders
Essential Oils (Thymol, Menthol, Eucalyptol and Methyl Salicylate) without alcohol, 21 participants, both genders.
Drug
D02.078.370.141.100
Sponsors
Faculdade De Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto
Faculdade De Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Presence of at least 20 natural teeth; Good oral hygiene; Absence of periodontal disease, xerostomia, or any chronic inflammatory process; Patients with halitosis of intra-oral cause.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Smokers; Alchoolics; Pregnant or lactating; Carriers of systemic diseases (hepatic, renal, diabetes); Presence of pharyngeal or tonsillar infection; Upper or lower respiratory tract inflammation; Carriers of removable prostheses, clinically unsatisfactory fixed prostheses, dental caries, lesions on the buccal mucosa; Individuals who have used antibiotics in the last 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction or elimination of oral halitosis with mouthwashes with and without alcohol.;Only the product with the essential oils, alcohol and zinc chloride in its formula was effective for reducing breath. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Non-alcoholic mouthwashes are expected to reduce oral halitosis more effectively than those with alcohol in the composition.;The alcohol-free mouthwashes obtained the worst results, and the essential oils allowed the initial values of halitosis to increase after 3 hours. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactVinicius Pedrazzi
Faculdade De Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto
Outcome results
None listed