Back to Search
Start Over
Effect of a sodium hypochlorite mouthwash on plaque and clinical parameters of periodontal disease‐a systematic review.
- Source :
- International Journal of Dental Hygiene; Feb2022, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p40-52, 13p, 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2022
-
Abstract
- Objective: The present study aimed to establish the efficacy of sodium hypochlorite mouthwash (NaOCl‐MW) compared with a control mouthwash on plaque and clinical parameters of periodontal disease. Methods: MEDLINE‐PubMed, Embase and Cochrane‐CENTRAL databases were searched for clinical trials on patients with gingivitis or periodontitis that assessed the effect of NaOCl‐MW in comparison with a negative or positive control on plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), and bleeding index (BI) scores and probing pocket depth (PPD). Data were extracted from the eligible studies. Results: Seven eligible papers were retrieved, which together represented six clinical trials. The studies showed considerable heterogeneity regarding methodological and clinical aspects that did not permit a meta‐analysis. Two of the three studies in which NaOCl‐MW was compared with a negative control showed that NaOCl‐MW significantly reduced PI, GI and BI, and no effect was found on PPD. In three studies, NaOCl‐MW was assessed using chlorhexidine mouthwash (CHX‐MW) as a positive control; no difference was found for GI and BI. One of the three comparisons showed a statistically significant PI score favouring NaOCl‐MW. One study measured PPD and found it to be significant in favour of NaOCl‐MW. Conclusions: Studies with a negative control group provided very weak quality evidence for a very small beneficial effect of NaOCl‐MW on PI, GI and BI scores. Studies with a positive control group provided very weak quality evidence that NaOCl‐MW had a similar effect as CHX‐MW on PI, GI and BI scores. The outcome for PPD was inconclusive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16015029
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Dental Hygiene
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154834035
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/idh.12510