Abstract | OBJECTIVES: MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-one subjects without a diagnosis of periodontitis were randomized in a cross-over clinical trial. Organoleptic scores (OLS) were assessed to define intra-oral halitosis by total volatile sulfur compound (T-VSC) measurements and by gas chromatography. RESULTS: Twenty-one subjects with a mean age of 45.7 years (SD: ±13.3, range: 21-66). The OLS were significantly lower following active rinse combined with tongue scraping (p < 0.001) at all time points. Immediately after, at 30 min, and at day 14, the T-VSC values were lower in the active rinse sequence than in the negative rinse sequence (p < 0.001, p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively). At 30 min and at day 14, the hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) and methyl mercaptan (MM) values were lower in the active rinse sequence compared to the inactive rinse sequence (p < 0.001). The inactive rinse sequence with tongue scraping reduced T-VSC at 30 min (p < 0.001) but not at 14 days. Similar reductions in T-VSC, H(2)S and MM were found in the active rinse sequence with or without tongue scraping. CONCLUSION: The use of a tongue scraper did not provide additional benefits to the active mouth rinse, but reduced OLS and tongue coating index.
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Authors | Seida Erovic Ademovski, Peter Lingström, Edwin Winkel, Albert Tangerman, G Rutger Persson, Stefan Renvert |
Journal | Acta odontologica Scandinavica
(Acta Odontol Scand)
Vol. 70
Issue 3
Pg. 224-33
(May 2012)
ISSN: 1502-3850 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22149929
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Drug Combinations
- Mouthwashes
- Sulfur Compounds
- chlorhexidine, zinc acetate drug combination
- Zinc Acetate
- Chlorhexidine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Analysis of Variance
- Chlorhexidine
(therapeutic use)
- Cross-Over Studies
- Dental Devices, Home Care
- Drug Combinations
- Female
- Halitosis
(etiology, prevention & control)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mouthwashes
(therapeutic use)
- Reference Values
- Single-Blind Method
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Sulfur Compounds
(adverse effects, analysis)
- Tongue
- Young Adult
- Zinc Acetate
(therapeutic use)
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