Question · asked by 1 review

Tongue scraper or tongue cleaner (One Drop Only tongue cleaner; Tongue-Putzer scraper; polystyrene scraper) vs Toothbrush (used to clean the tongue): Self-expressed (perceived) or organoleptic (human nose) assessment of halitosis

Population
Adults (over 18 years) with a clinical or self-assessed diagnosis of halitosis
Intervention
Tongue scraper or tongue cleaner (One Drop Only tongue cleaner; Tongue-Putzer scraper; polystyrene scraper)
Comparison
Toothbrush (used to clean the tongue)
Outcome
Self-expressed (perceived) or organoleptic (human nose) assessment of halitosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Tongue scraper or tongue cleaner (One Drop Only tongue cleaner; Tongue-Putzer scraper; polystyrene scraper) vs Toothbrush (used to clean the tongue)
Self-expressed (perceived) or organoleptic (human nose) assessment of halitosis · Adults (over 18 years) with a clinical or self-assessed diagnosis of halitosis · Minimum 4 weeks (planned)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Tongue scraping for treating halitosis (2006) · Cochrane All outcomes
Neither of the two included trials provided any self expressed (perceived) or organoleptic (human nose) assessments of halitosis (the review's primary outcomes); no data.0 studiesNo studies found

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Tongue scraping for treating halitosis
2006 · Cochrane All outcomes
2005-09Not listedNot assessed
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