ReviewThe Saudi dental journal2022
Antiviral effect of mouthwashes against SARS-COV-2: A systematic review.
Review in The Saudi dental journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed.
- Oral mouthwashes for asymptomatic to mildly symptomatic adults with COVID-19 and salivary viral load: a randomized, placebo-controlled, open-label clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
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- Mouth rinses efficacy on salivary SARS-CoV-2 viral load: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of medical virology · 2023Trial
- Effect of oral antiseptics in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infectivity: evidence from a randomized double-blind clinical trial.Emerging microbes & infections · 2022Trial
- Enhanced virucidal activity of quaternary ammonium compound-thymol combinations: influence of mucin and mucoadhesive polymers.Archives of virology · 2026Article
- Effect of Antiseptic Mouthwash/Gargling Solutions on SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load: A Randomized Clinical Trial.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Curcumin-Based Nanoformulations for Oral Health: Mechanistic Insights, Antimicrobial Efficacy, and Future Clinical Perspectives.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of mouthwashes to reduce the SARS-COV-2 load in saliva of adults with diagnosis of COVID-19: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2025Review
- Ingredients in Commercially Available Mouthwashes.International dental journal · 2024Review
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- Administration of Clinical COVID-19 Mouthwashing Protocol and Potential Modulation of Pediatric Oral Bacterial Prevalence ofPediatric reports · 2023Article
- Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Clinical Mouthwash Protocol and Prevalence of the Oral PathogenMethods and protocols · 2023Article
- Preprocedural Viral Load Effects of Oral Antiseptics on SARS-CoV-2 in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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- Antimicrobial efficacy, mode of action and in vivo use of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) for prevention or therapeutic support of infections.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2023Review
- Essential oils block cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Antiseptic Polymer-Surfactant Complexes with Long-Lasting Activity against SARS-CoV-2.Polymers · 2022Article
- Personal Protection Equipment and Infection Control Procedures among Health Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Recommendation of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH): Prevention of COVID-19 by virucidal gargling and virucidal nasal spray - updated version April 2022.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveThis systematic review aimed to evaluate the antiviral effect of mouthwashes against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). MATERIAL AND
methodsAn electronic search was performed on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, LILACS, ProQuest, and Google Scholar, and was complemented by a manual search. Both clinical and
resultsA total of 907 records were found; after initial selection by title and abstract, 33 full-text articles were selected to be evaluated for eligibility. Finally, a total of 27 studies were included for the qualitative synthesis, including 16
conclusionAlthough povidone-iodine, cetylpyridinium chloride, and essential oils may be an alternative to reduce the viral load
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