A Cochrane systematic review finds tongue scrapers have short-term efficacy in controlling halitosis

General Dentistry

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 352-359

  Outhouse, Trent L ^a   Fedorowicz, Zbigniew ^c   Keenan, James V ^d   Al Alawi, Rashad ^b  

^a Naval Branch Dental Clinic   (Bahrain)

^b Ministry of Health   (Bahrain)

^c UK Cochrane Centre   (Bahrain)

^d Naval Branch Health Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL DEVICE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TONGUE;

ADULT; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HALITOSIS; HUMANS; ORAL HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TONGUE;

EID: 33750138220     PISSN: 03636771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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