The effect of Chios mastic toothpaste on halitosis and oral hygiene in orthodontic patients: a randomized clinical trial.
- 2025-07-30
- RCT
- Journal of breath research 19(4)
- Antigoni Alexiou
- Ioulia-Maria Mylonopoulou
- Spyros Papageorgiou
- William Papaioannou
- Iosif Sifakakis
- PubMed: 40680773
- DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/adf1bf
- High evidence
- Children
A statistically significant difference was found between interventions, in favor of the mastic group's H2S (p= 0.001). The H2S median levels decreased from 158 parts per billion (ppb) to 26 ppb.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Large
- Significant
- Yes