Evaluation of a new mouthwash on caseous formation.

UNLABELLED: Tonsil caseous affects a significant percentage of the population. Surgeries, conservative or not, have been the only viable alternatives of treatment. However, today there is still not, up to now, an economical and non-invasive treatment that presents satisfactory results. AIMS: The objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficiency of a mouthwash, with active ingredients that associate oxygenating and antimicrobial substances, in the reduction of caseous and tongue coating formation, whose etiology is similar to caseous, and to evaluate the reduction of the volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) concentration. STUDY DESIGN: Double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical and experimental study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: [corrected] A sample of 50 volunteers with more than one year of chronic caseous tonsillitis complaint used it. The research was carried out in 2005, in the cities of São Paulo and Campinas. RESULTS: For the group that used the placebo solution, there was no correlation between the variables or statistical significance in the results. For the group that used the mouthwash, the results were significant in all analyzed questions. CONCLUSIONS: This new mouthwash proved to be a viable conservative alternative for the treatment of tonsil caseous, being also efficient in the reduction of tongue coating formation and VSCs concentration.

Erratum: The Halitosis Consequences Inventory: psychometric properties and relationship with social anxiety disorder.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/bdjopen.2018.2.].

The Halitosis Consequences Inventory: psychometric properties and relationship with social anxiety disorder.

OBJECTIVES: Individuals who complain of halitosis experience psychological consequences that can lead to social, professional, and affective limitations. Research has identified social anxiety disorder (SAD) as the most common psychopathology associated to halitosis complaints. Combining these two lines of research, we sought to determine the validity of the Halitosis Consequences Inventory (ICH), a scale designed to assess the psychological consequences of halitosis complaints. We also investigated the relationship between these consequences and SAD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants were 436 individuals, including those with and without halitosis complaints (n=411 and n=25, respectively). Measures administered were the ICH, Social Phobia Inventory and its shortened version, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, Social Avoidance and Distress Scale, and Fear of Negative Evaluation scale. RESULTS: The ICH had adequate internal consistency (α=0.93) and could accurately discriminate between participants with and without halitosis complaints. Furthermore, individuals with high scores on the ICH were more likely to have SAD. CONCLUSIONS: The ICH is an important tool for determining the aversive halitosis consequences, allowing to identify, with some degree of accuracy, individuals who might require screening for SAD. Besides, there´s a linear relationship between the presence of halitosis consequences and SAD.

Remoção da saburra lingual: comparação da eficiência de três técnicas / Tongue coating removal: comparison of the efficiency of three techniques

Objetivo: Comparar a eficiência de três técnicas de limpeza da língua, através da quantidade de saburra lingual removida em cada técnica. Métodos: Foram realizadas limpezas das línguas, utilizando uma escova de dentes Oral B 30, (Procter&Gamble, São Paulo, Brasil), um raspadorde língua Saúde Bucal (Odomed, São Paulo, Brasil) e uma nova técnica de limpeza da língua, com o limpador de língua com cerdas e aresta raspadora e solução em spray para limpeza da língua, Hálito Fresco® (Halitus, Campinas, Brasil). Quinze voluntários saudáveis submeteram-se a cada uma das técnicas, uma vez a cada 21 dias. Os voluntários foram orientados a não efetuar nenhum procedimento de limpeza da língua nas 48 horas anteriores à aplicação de cada técnica. Em cada sessão, realizava-se uma das técnicas de limpeza da língua, de modo já padronizado, coletando a saburra removida em um tubo de ensaio. Resultados: Os resultados eram obtidos através do peso do tubo com a saburra lingual (peso final) subtraído do peso do tubo vazio. Nossos achados demonstraram que a nova técnica de limpeza da língua (combinação de limpador de língua com escova e aresta raspadora, e uma solução em spray para limpeza da língua) foi superior quanto à remoção de saburra lingual, quando comparada às outras, provavelmente devido à técnica e materiais utilizados. Conclusão: A limpeza da língua, quando realizada dentro de uma técnica específica, associada a produtos que potencializem a ação de limpeza, possibilita alcançar resultados superiores, permitindo uma maior remoção de saburra lingual.

Objective: Compare the efficiency of three techniques for tongue cleaning, by comparison of the amount of tongue coating removed by each technique. Methods: Tongue cleaning was performed using an Oral B 30 (Procter&Gamble, São Paulo, Brasil) toothbrush; a Saude Bucal (Odomed, São Paulo, Brasil) tongue scraper, and a new tongue cleaning technique, consisting of a tongue cleaner with bristles and a scraping edge and a Halitus® (Halitus, Campinas, Brasil) tongue cleaning spray solution. The study design used 15 healthy volunteers who were submitted to each of the tongue cleaning techniques, once every 21 days. The volunteers were instructed to abstain from any procedure to clean their tongues, for 48 hours before the application of each technique. At each scheduled time, a dental professional performed a single standardized tongue cleaning procedure using one of the cleaning methods, and inserted the removed tongue coating into a test tube. Results: The results were obtained by weighing the tube test with tongue coating after the cleaning procedure (final weight) deducting the weight of the empty tube test (initial weight). The findings showed that the new tongue cleaning technique (combination of a tongue cleaner with brush and scraper plus a tongue cleaning spray solution) was statistically superior in removing tongue coating when compared with the tongue scraper or toothbrush, probably due to the technique and materials used. Conclusion: The tongue cleaning procedure, when performed within a specific technique, associated with products that improve the cleaning action, makes possible to reach better results, allowing the removal of more tongue coating.

Avaliação de um novo enxaguatório na formação de cáseos amigdalianos / Evaluation of a new mouthwash on caseous formation

Os cáseos amigdalianos afetam uma significativa porcentagem da população. As cirurgias, conservadoras ou não, têm sido as únicas alternativas viáveis de tratamento. Entretanto, ainda hoje não há um método econômico e não-invasivo de tratamento que apresente resultados satisfatórios. OBJETIVOS: Os objetivos deste estudo são avaliar a eficiência de um enxaguatório, cujos ingredientes ativos associam substâncias oxigenantes e antimicrobianas, na diminuição da formação dos cáseos amigdalianos e da saburra lingual, cuja etiologia é semelhante à dos cáseos, e avaliar a redução da concentração dos compostos sulfurados voláteis (CSVs). FORMA DE ESTUDO: Estudo clínico e experimental, randomizado, duplo-cego, placebo-controlado. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Foi utilizada uma amostra de 50 voluntários, com queixa de tonsilite crônica caseosa há mais de um ano. A pesquisa foi realizada em 2005, nas cidades de São Paulo e Campinas. RESULTADOS: Para o grupo que utilizou a solução placebo, não houve correlação entre as variáveis nem significância estatística nos resultados. Para o grupo que utilizou o enxaguatório, os resultados foram significativos em todos os quesitos analisados. CONCLUSÕES: O novo enxaguatório demonstrou ser uma alternativa conservadora viável para o tratamento da tonsilite crônica caseosa, sendo eficiente também na redução da formação de saburra lingual e concentração dos CSVs.

Tonsil caseous affects a significant percentage of the population. Surgeries, conservative or not, have been the only viable alternatives of treatment. However, today there is still not, up to now, an economical and non-invasive treatment that presents satisfactory results. AIMS: The objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficiency of a mouthwash, with active ingredients that associate oxygenating and antimicrobial substances, in the reduction of caseous and tongue coating formation, whose etiology is similar to caseous, and to evaluate the reduction of the volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) concentration. STUDY DESIGN: Double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical and experimental study. MATERIAL E METHODS: A sample of 50 volunteers with more than one year of chronic caseous tonsillitis complaint used it. The research was carried out in 2005, in the cities of São Paulo and Campinas. RESULTS: For the group that used the placebo solution, there was no correlation between the variables or statistical significance in the results. For the group that used the mouthwash, the results were significant in all analyzed questions. CONCLUSIONS: This new mouthwash proved to be a viable conservative alternative for the treatment of tonsil caseous, being also efficient in the reduction of tongue coating formation and VSCs concentration.

Adult ankyloglossia and halitosis: a case report

Ankyloglossia is a developmental anomaly of the tongue, characterized by a short lingual frenulum, resulting in a restricted movement of the tongue. Although some practitioners believe that in adults ankyloglossia is most often asymptomatic, others have alleged that it may contribute to speech and mechanical cleaning problems, due to impaired tongue mobility. This paper reported the case of an adult patient whose principal complaint was halitosis, caused mainly by a mechanical difficulty in cleaning her tongue. The clinical management was frenuloplasty, which increased tongue movement and facilitated its mechanical cleaning, thus controlling halitosis

Técnica de Sialometria para uso na prática clínica diária / Sialometry technique for use in daily clinical practice

O propósito deste artigo é descrever uma nova técnica para medição do fluxo salivar. Ela é prática, rápida, de baixo custo e fácil execução, produz resultados fiéis e, sobretudo, pode ser prontamente utilizada na prática clínica diária. Além disso, como permite uma análise quantitativa e qualitativa do fluxo salivar, ela representa um método diagnóstico auxiliar importante, especialmente para detectar inúmeras alterações patológicas, bem como sinais e sintomas clínicos comumente associados a distúrbios bucais e sistêmicos.

The aim of this article is to describe a new technique for measuring salivary flow rate. It is practical, fast, low-cost, easy to perform, gives accurate results and, most importantly, can be readily used in daily clinical practice. Furthermore, as it allows quantitative and qualitative analyses of salivary flow, it represents an important new diagnostic and, especially for detecting a large number of pathological alterations as well as clinical signs and symptoms usually associated with oral and non-oral disorders.

Uma nova técnica de limpeza da língua / A new tongue cleaning technique

O protocolo deste artigo é descrever uma nova técnica mecânica de limpeza da língua, que possibilita uma limpeza mais confortável pó causar menos anciã e apresentar-se mais eficiente por se destinar aos diferentes graus de formação de saburra lingual, inclusive os mais severos. Para sua correta execução foi desenvolvido um dispositivo para a limpeza da língua com ôdesignö específico para atender aos pressupostos de uma limpeza ideal e eficiente.