Electrolyzed water for the microbiologic control in the pandemic dental setting: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electrolyzed water has brought recent attention due to its antimicrobial properties. Indeed, electrolyzed water has been proposed to sterilize dental materials and instruments without compromising their structural integrity. In addition, electrolyzed water has been proposed as a mouthwash to control bacterial and viral oral infections without detrimental effects on the oral mucosa. However, no current consensus or evidence synthesis could indicate its potentially favorable use in the dental setting, particularly during the COVID-19 context. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to elucidate whether electrolyzed water could improve microbiologic control in the COVID-19 pandemic dental setting.

Methods

MEDLINE via Pubmed, EMBASE, Cochrane's CENTRAL, Scopus, LILACS

SUBMITTER: Cardenas AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9733258 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature