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Essential oil mouthwash vs Placebo mouthwash: Adverse events
- Population
- Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological halitosis, non-oral halitosis, and severe chronic periodontitis (clinical attachment level 5 mm or more)
- Intervention
- Essential oil mouthwash
- Comparison
- Placebo mouthwash
- Outcome
- Adverse events
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Essential oil mouthwash vs Placebo mouthwash Adverse events · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced… · 2 weeks Interventions for managing halitosis (2019) · Cochrane All outcomes | Adverse events reported by Borden 2002 were not related to the interventions. | 1 study · 45 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for managing halitosis 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2019-04 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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