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Trial reportBMC oral health2024

Use of over-the-counter mouthwashes as an additional measure in individual oral prophylaxis on adults with plaque-induced gingivitis: a double-blind, parallel, randomized controlled trial.

Flavia Vitiello, Riccardo Monterubbianesi, Scilla Sparabombe, Denis Bourgeois, Vincenzo Tosco, Fahad Ali Alshehri, Florence Carrouel, Angelo Putignano, Giovanna Orsini

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Flavia VitielloDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology (DISCO), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60126, Italy.
Riccardo MonterubbianesiDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology (DISCO), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60126, Italy.
Scilla SparabombeDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology (DISCO), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60126, Italy.
Denis BourgeoisResearch Unit UR 4129, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Lyon, 69008, France.
Vincenzo ToscoDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology (DISCO), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60126, Italy.
Fahad Ali AlshehriDepartment of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Florence Carrouel *Research Unit UR 4129, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Lyon, 69008, France.
Angelo Putignano *Department of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology (DISCO), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60126, Italy.
Giovanna Orsini *Department of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology (DISCO), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60126, Italy. g.orsini@univpm.it.
Marche Polytechnic University · ITUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FRIstituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani · ITKing Saud University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPlaque-induced gingivitis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by complete reversibility of tissue damage once the periodontal biofilm has been disorganised. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two commercially available mouthwashes (MWs) versus a chlorhexidine (CHX) 0.12% MW in reducing gingival bleeding (GB) in adults with plaque-induced gingivitis.

methodsThe present study was a double-blind, parallel, randomized controlled trial involving 6492 gingival sites (i.e. 39 subjects × 28 teeth × 6 sites/tooth) aged 18-75 years. During a 2-week period, subjects were randomized to receive MWs: a control CHX 0.12% MW (group C, 1818 sites); a MW test containing CHX 0.09% + Citrox®/P complex (group CX, 2628 sites); a MW test based on natural compounds (group P, 2016 sites). GB was assessed at the inclusion visit (T

resultsFor total bleeding site analysis, GB reduction between T

conclusionThe daily use of MWs with natural components (groups P and CX) for 2 weeks should be considered positively as an adjunct to individual oral prophylaxis to reduce GB compared to the control MW containing CHX 0.12% (group C) in healthy adults with plaque-induced gingivitis. For subjects with severe gingivitis, it is advisable to first use natural MW (P) and then MW based on CHX 0.09% with natural components (CX), compared to MW with CHX 0.12% (C). For adults with moderate gingivitis, P and CX can be advisable, even if no definitive recommendations can be drawn.

trial registrationACTRN12622000215729, 07/02/2022.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective Agents, LocalDental PlaqueGingivitisAdultChlorhexidineDental Plaque IndexDouble-Blind MethodGingival HemorrhageHumansMouthwashesAnti-Infective Agents, LocalChlorhexidineMouthwashesBiofilmBioflavonoidsChlorhexidineGingival bleedingInflammationMouthwashPeriodontology

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PMID38229032
PMCPMC10790383
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