12.02.10
Prior to research has shown the oxidizing properties and microbiological efficacies of chlorine dioxide (ClO2). Its clinical efficacies on said malodor have been evaluated and reported only in short duration trials,moreover, no clinical studies have investigated its microbiological efficacies on periodontal and malodorous bacteria.
Thus, the aim of this meditate on was to assess the inhibitory effects of a mouthwash containing ClO2 acquainted with for 7days on morning oral malodor and on salivary periodontal and malodorous bacteria.
Methods: A randomized, twofold blind, crossover, placebo-controlled tentative was conducted among 15 healthy male volunteers, who were divided into 2 groups. Subjects were instructed to bath with the experimental mouthwash containing ClO2 or the placebo mouthwash, without ClO2, twice per day for 7 days.
After a one week failure period, each group then used the opposite mouthwash for 7 days. At baseline and after 7 days, voiced malodor was evaluated with Organoleptic
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