2012
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-83242012005000022
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Abstract: Effects of the medicinal plants Curcuma zedoaria and Camellia sinensis on halitosis controlAbstract: Volatile sulphur compounds (VSC) are the gases mainly responsible for halitosis (bad breath). The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of medicinal plants on halitosis control. Two commonly used plants were tested: Curcuma zedoaria and Camellia sinensis (green tea). These plants were prepared as an aqueous solution and used as mouthwashes, compared with a standard mouthwash of 0.12% chlorhexidine gl… Show more

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“…The herbal mucoadhesive tablet examined by Sterer and co-workers (2013) reduced VSC's and the organoleptic score significantly better than placebo. Other studies investigating herbal products showed less remarkable results (Rosing et al, 2002, Sakagami et al, 2016, Farina et al, 2012, Watanabe et al, 2018.…”
Section: Herbal Substancesmentioning
confidence: 95%
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“…The herbal mucoadhesive tablet examined by Sterer and co-workers (2013) reduced VSC's and the organoleptic score significantly better than placebo. Other studies investigating herbal products showed less remarkable results (Rosing et al, 2002, Sakagami et al, 2016, Farina et al, 2012, Watanabe et al, 2018.…”
Section: Herbal Substancesmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Seven studies investigated products containing herbal substances. The immediate effect of green tea was tested in three studies (Lodhia et al, 2008, Porciani and Grandini, 2016, Farina et al, 2012. Only tablets with green tea extract were shown to have a significant immediate effect (Porciani and Grandini, 2016).…”
Section: Herbal Substancesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hence, a total of 100 respondents were drawn for the study. Questionnaire was adopted as the instrument for data collection, the instrument was tested through a pilot study with result at 0.91 [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. Results were analyzed using simple Percentage, Graphs and Tables.…”
Section: Sampling Techniquementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Morin et al reported the ability of green tea extracts to inhibit the growth of Solobacterium moorei, a major bacterium playing role in halitosis [37]. However, the infusions of Camellia sinensis used as mouthwash was not effective for neutralizing the halitosis caused by volatile sulfur compounds [38].…”
Section: Halitosismentioning
confidence: 99%