Abstract:Objective: Tongue coating, which refers to a greyish white deposit on the tongue surface, often covers the taste papillae on the dorsal tongue surface, decreasing taste sensitivity. This study investigated whether mechanical removal of the tongue coating...
Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the participants’ preference and perception of effectiveness with respect to nine commercially available tongue scrapers. As secondary aim, perception of discomfort and suspected sharpness were assessed. In addition, the...
Tongue coating (TC), a grayish-white deposit on the tongue, is the main cause of intra-oral halitosis (IOH), a socially unacceptable condition. This review covers the general features of TC, including its formation and the factors that influence it. Volatile sulfur...
Abstract: Phase I therapy is the first step in the treatment of periodontal diseases. However, Scaling and root planing (SRP) alone was found to be of limited efficacy especially in certain unapproachable areas, hence use of an adjunct to SRP has been advocated. In...
The aim of the current study is to compare the effect of oxygen releasing oral gel and chlorhexidine gel in the treatment of periodontitis and the objective was to assess and compare the changes in clinical parameters such as Probing pocket depth, Bleeding on probing,...
Tatiana Miranda Deliberador, Suyany Gabriely Weiss, Felipe Rychuv, Gabriele Cordeiro, Michele Caroline Lima Ten Cate, Lucas Leonardi, João Armando Brancher, Rafaela Scariot Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba,...
