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PET bottle tongue scraper: impacts on the reduction of tongue coating and on the quality of life of people with bad breath

Impact of the use of the PET tongue scraper on the quality of life of individuals with intraoral halitosis - OHIP-14 - Oral Health Impact Profile-14

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-66qhtqc
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-05-27
Start date
2021-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Halitosis

Interventions

Experimental group: 15 participants will use the polyethylene terephthalate tongue scraper in the initial consultation, where the Winkel Tongue Coating Index (WTCI) will be evaluated before and after
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Sponsors

Fundação da Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Lead Sponsor
Fundação da Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals over eighteen years old; who have complaints of bad breath; have a Winkel Tongue Coating Index WTCI greater than four

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Already use a tongue scraper; motor changes that may difficult the home use of the scraper; mental changes that make it impossible to understand the questions on the form; fissured or geographical tongue; failed to remove the tongue coating for a period greater than or equal to seven days

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected—

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected that the PET tongue scraper will be able to remove the tongue coating similarly to the commercial scraper and that the quality of life will improve considerably with the home use of the scraper; most important outcome;It is expected that the PET tongue scraper will be able to reduce the tongue coating, at least, similar to the commercial scraper, when the scraping is performed by the user;Assess whether the PET scraper provides a better quality of life for individuals with halitosis—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactShalini;Mônica Singh;Leal Macedo

;

shalinisingh@outlook.com.br;monicablm@yahoo.com.br+55 79 2105-1700;+55 79 2105-1700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)