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Trial reportFrontiers in oral health2026

Effect of a tea tree oil mouthwash on plaque-induced gingivitis when comparing to chlorhexidine: an exploratory randomised clinical trial.

Alfred Menat, Cecília Rozan, Helena Barroso, Luís Proença, Madalena Salema-Oom, João Botelho, Abdesselam Zhiri, Ana Cristina Manso

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Trial report in Frontiers in oral health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alfred MenatEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, Portugal.
Cecília RozanEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, Portugal.
Helena BarrosoEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, Portugal.
Luís ProençaEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, Portugal.
Madalena Salema-OomEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, Portugal.
João BotelhoEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, Portugal.
Abdesselam ZhiriInula (Pranarôm), Ghislenghien, Belgium.
Ana Cristina MansoEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gingivitis, the most common periodontal disease, is an inflammatory condition of the gingiva resulting from bacterial biofilm accumulation without periodontal attachment loss. Chlorhexidine (CHX) is the gold standard for chemical plaque control, yet its prolonged use is associated with undesirable side effects. Tea tree essential oil (TTO, Clinical Trial Registration: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/B5HCD.

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chlorhexidinegingivitisperiodontal diseasepreventive dentistrystreptococcus mutanstea tree

Identifiers

PMID42317379
PMCPMC13272477

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