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Filter by:The objective of this study is to evaluate how well the study product, Crest Daily Whitening Serum, alleviates Xerostomia and perceived halitosis over 1 week of use.
Brackets, bands, ligatures and wires in patients receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances are areas that trap food and impede oral hygiene. An ecological environment facilitating the growth of microorganisms (Actinobacillus, Bacteroides, Prevotella etc.) emerges in the mouth and may cause caries, enamel white spots, gingival inflammation and halitosis. Despite the use of specialized orthodontic brushes, interdental brushes, mouthwashes and topical fluorides, plaque removal remains inadequate in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances. On the other hand, patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with aligners have been found to have better oral hygiene because of less plaque accumulation in their mouth. Probiotics are defined as non-pathogenic bacteria that can benefit the host's general health when taken in sufficient amounts through nutrition. Nowadays probiotics can be used to enhance oral health as they are found to reduce dental biofilm formation, prevent and decrease halitosis in children, adolescents and adults. To date, there are few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the efficacy of oral probiotics in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances and none reporting the incidence of halitosis and the effect of probiotics in orthodontic patients wearing aligners.
The purpose of this study is to assess whether Aquamin®, a multi-mineral natural product from red marine algae, can help reduce halitosis when taken for 90 days.
To determine the effect of different cleaning methods and devices in reducing halitosis during active orthodontic treatment.
Halitosis is the term used to describe any unpleasant odor relative to expired air regardless of its source. The prevalence of halitosis in the population is approximately 30%, of which 80-90% of the cases originate in the oral cavity resulting from proteolytic degradation by gram negative anaerobic bacteria. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been widely used and with very satisfactory results in the health sciences, it involves the use of a non-toxic dye, called photosensitizer (FS), and a light source of a specific wavelength in the presence of the oxygen in the medium. This interaction, is capable of creating toxic species that generate cell death. The advantages of this approach are to avoid resistance to target bacteria and damage to adjacent tissues as the antimicrobial effect is confined only to areas covered by the dye and irradiated by light acting on the target organism rapidly, depending on the dose of light energy and power output. The objective of this controlled clinical study is to verify the effect of aPDT in the treatment of halitosis by evaluating the formation of volatile sulfur compounds with gas chromatography and microbiological analysis before and after treatment. Will be included in this research young adults in the age group between 18 to 25 years with diagnosis of halitosis. The selected subjects will be divided into 3 groups, G1 aPDT, G2 Scraper and G3 aPDT and scraper. All subjects will be submitted to microbiological analysis and evaluation with Oral ChromaTM before, after treatment and followed up of 7, 14 and 30 days For the evaluation of the association of the categorical variables will be used Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact Test, to compare the means will be used tStudent test and Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and to analyze the correlation between the continuous variables will be applied the correlation test by Pearson. In the analyzes of the experimental differences in each group the Wilcoxon test will be used. For all analyzes a level of significance of 95% (p <0.05) will be considered.
Halitosis, also known as bad breath, is a term used to define an unpleasant and foul odor that emanates from the mouth and may have local or systemic origin. This project aims to observe the presence of halitosis and to verify if the treatment with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is effective against it. The investigators will select 45 students or UNINOVE employees, from 18 to 25 years old, with a diagnosis of halitosis, presenting sulfite (SH2) ≥ 112 ppb on gas chromatography. Patients will be randomly divided into 3 groups of 15, which will receive different treatments: Group 1: treatment with tongue scraper; Group 2: aPDT applied in the back region and middle third of the tongue; Group 3: combined treatment of tongue scraper and aPDT. For the aPDT we will use urucum manipulated in the concentration of 20% (Fórmula e Ação®) in spray, to be applied in sufficient quantity to cover the middle third and back of the tongue (5 sprinkles) for 5 minutes for incubation, associated with a LED (Valo Cordless Ultradent®). 6 points will be irradiated on the back of the tongue with a distance of 1 cm between the points, considering the halo of light scattering and effectiveness of aPDT. The apparatus shall be precalibrated at wavelength 440-480nm for 60 seconds per point, irradiance of 450mW/cm and the light shall be irradiated so that a halo of 2cm diameter is formed per point. The results of the halimetry will be compared before and immediately after the treatment, besides the microbiological analysis of the tongue coating, before and after the treatment. The normality of the data will be measured using the Shapiro-Wilk test, and in the case of normality the Variance Analysis (ANOVA) test will be applied, and in the case of non-parametric data, the Kruskal-Wallis test will be used. To analyze the results of each treatment in both periods of the study, the Wilcoxon test will be used.
The aim of the proposed controlled clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the formation of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) from coated tongue and its action on the severity of halitosis in adolescents using different treatment protocols. HYPOTHESIS 1. - Null hypothesis: There is no change in halitosis following the use of photodynamic therapy. 2. - Experimental hypothesis: There is a reduction in halitosis following the use of photodynamic therapy alone or in combination with a tongue scraper.
CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases. This program allows patients and researchers to connect as easily as possible to help advance treatments and cures for rare diseases. The CoRDS team works with patient advocacy groups, individuals and researchers to help in the advancement of research in over 7,000 rare diseases. The registry is free for patients to enroll and researchers to access. Visit sanfordresearch.org/CoRDS to enroll.
This study will assess the ability of a first prototype (strip) of a new chair side test to detect oral malodour. The strip is based on a new enzymatic reaction able to detect amines in saliva. Previous studies already showed significant correlations between oral malodor and the levels of amines in saliva. The limitation in their use as markers of oral malodour is the fact that the detection is usually carried out by complex techniques (High Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC)and Solid-Phase Micro Extraction-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS)). The results of the new enzymatic reaction can be evaluated by means of a colorimetric scale without necessity of extra apparatus. The study will be carried out with volunteers recruited at a multidisciplinary consultation for bad breath, organized at the University Hospital Leuven, Belgium. The paper strip will be used before the routine evaluation (organoleptic score (OS), the gold standard method for the diagnosis of halitosis and the level of volatile sulphur compounds (VSC), the most used adjunct tool to diagnose halitosis). The results of the new chair side test (strip) will be correlated with the OS and VSC measurements (OralChroma™, Halimeter®). The sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predicted values of the new chair side test will be calculated. The cut-off values for a yes/no test will be determined. The meaning of color scores will be analyzed to assign a meaningful outcome to each score with relation to odor intensity.