Question · asked by 1 review
Active rinse (zinc acetate + chlorhexidine + sodium fluoride), with or without tongue scraping vs Negative control rinse, with or without tongue scraping: OLT and VSC scores
- 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
- Active rinse (zinc acetate + chlorhexidine + sodium fluoride), with or without tongue scraping
- Comparison
- Negative control rinse, with or without tongue scraping
- Outcome
- OLT and VSC scores
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Active rinse (zinc acetate + chlorhexidine + sodium fluoride), with or without tongue scraping vs Negative control rinse, with or without tongue scraping OLT and VSC scores (OralChroma and halimeter) · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced… Interventions for managing halitosis (2019) · Cochrane All outcomes | Ademovski 2012 (4-arm cross-over trial) compared an active rinse (with/without tongue scraping) versus a negative control rinse (with/without tongue scraping); OLT and VSC. The authors did not report the correlation… | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for managing halitosis 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2019-04 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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