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ReviewThe British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery2020

Use of mouthwashes against COVID-19 in dentistry.

A Vergara-Buenaventura, C Castro-Ruiz

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Review in The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04721457 (Mouth Rinses Efficacy on Salivary SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load), which is not on this map. Cited by 83 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04721457 phase4completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Mouth Rinses Efficacy on Salivary SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load: A Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorKing Abdulaziz UniversityRan2021 to 2021Enrolled90ConditionsSARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Mouthwashes, Viral LoadArmsDistilled Water, 1% Povidone Iodine (PVP-I), 1.5% Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2), 0.075% Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC), 0.1% Sodium Hypochlorite
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

83 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

A Vergara-BuenaventuraDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: avergarab@cientifica.edu.pe.
C Castro-RuizDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The proximity to the patient during dental care, high generation of aerosols, and the identification of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva have suggested the oral cavity as a potential reservoir for COVID-19 transmission. Mouthwashes are widely-used solutions due to their ability to reduce the number of microorganisms in the oral cavity. Although there is still no clinical evidence that they can prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, preoperative antimicrobial mouth rinses with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), povidone-iodine (PVP-I), and hydrogen peroxide (H

Indexed as

Anti-Infective Agents, LocalCoronavirus InfectionsMouthwashesPandemicsPneumonia, ViralBetacoronavirusChlorhexidineCOVID-19DentistryHumansHydrogen PeroxideSARS-CoV-2Anti-Infective Agents, LocalChlorhexidineHydrogen PeroxideMouthwashesCoronavirusCOVID-19DentistryMouthwashesOral health

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PMID32859459
PMCPMC7428696

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