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Chlorine dioxide + zinc mouthwash vs placebo: Organoleptic assessment of halitosis (mean change from baseline)
- Population
- Adults over 18 years with a clinical or self-assessed diagnosis of halitosis, without significant comorbidity (e.g. diabetes) or refractory/severe chronic periodontal disease
- Intervention
- Chlorine dioxide + zinc mouthwash
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Organoleptic assessment of halitosis (mean change from baseline)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Chlorine dioxide + zinc mouthrinse (Oxygene) vs Placebo Organoleptic assessment of halitosis (mean change from baseline) · Adults over 18 years with a clinical or self-assessed diagnosis of halitosis, without significant comorbidity (e.g.… · 4 weeks Mouthrinses for the treatment of halitosis (2008) · Cochrane All outcomes | Borden 2002: mean change in organoleptic score (scale 0 to 5). Oxygene (chlorine dioxide + zinc): 0 at 2 weeks, 0.06 at 4 weeks; Placebo: 0.23 at 2 weeks, 0.16 at 4 weeks. Oxygene did not appear to reduce organoleptic… | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouthrinses for the treatment of halitosis 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2008-08 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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