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ABSTRACT: Background
Halitosis is a term that defines any foul odor emanating from the oral cavity. The origin may be local or systemic. The aim of the proposed protocol is to determine whether treatment with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) and treatment with probiotics are effective at eliminating halitosis.Materials and methods
Eighty-eight patients, from 18 to 25 years old with a diagnosis of halitosis (H2S≥112 ppb, determined by gas chromatography) will be randomly allocated to four groups (n = 22) that will receive different treatments: Group 1 -treatment with teeth brushing, dental floss and tongue scraper; Group 2 -brushing, dental floss and aPDT; Group 3 -brushing, dental floss and probiotics; Group 4 -brushing, flossing, aPDT and probiotics. The results of the halimetry will be compared before, immediately after, seven days and thirty days after treatment. The microbiological analysis of the coated tongue will be performed at these same times. The normality of the data will be determined using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Data with normal distribution will be analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Non-parametric data will be analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. The Wilcoxon test will be used to analyze the results of each treatment at the different evaluation periods.Clinical trail registration
NCT03996044.
SUBMITTER: Motta PB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8121297 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Motta Pamella de Barros PB Motta Lara Jansiski LJ Costa da Mota Ana Carolina AC Leal Gonçalves Marcela Letícia ML Silva Tamiris T Momolli Marcos M de Andrade David Casimiro DC Santos Fernandes Kristianne Porta KP Mesquita-Ferrari Raquel Agnelli RA Deana Alessandro Melo AM Wainwright Mark M Prates Renato Araujo RA Horliana Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini ACRT Bussadori Sandra Kalil SK
PloS one 20210514 5
<h4>Background</h4>Halitosis is a term that defines any foul odor emanating from the oral cavity. The origin may be local or systemic. The aim of the proposed protocol is to determine whether treatment with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) and treatment with probiotics are effective at eliminating halitosis.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Eighty-eight patients, from 18 to 25 years old with a diagnosis of halitosis (H2S≥112 ppb, determined by gas chromatography) will be randomly allocated ...[more]