• Medicine · Jul 2019

    Evaluation of the treatment of halitosis with photodynamic therapy in older patients with complete denture: Protocol for a randomized, controlled trial.

    • Katia Llanos do Vale, HorlianaAnna Carolina Ratto TempestiniACRTPostgraduate program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho., Sergio Dos Santos Romero, Alessandro de Melo Deana, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, FerrariRaquel Agnelli MesquitaRAMPostgraduate program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho., Sandra Kalil Bussadori, and FernandesKristianne Porta SantosKPSPostgraduate program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho..
    • Postgraduate program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jul 1; 98 (27): e16275e16275.

    BackgroundHalitosis is the term used to define an unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth. However, no studies have evaluated the causes and treatment of halitosis in the population of older adults with denture.MethodsA randomized, controlled trial is proposed. The patients will be divided into 2 groups: G1: older adults who wear complete dentures and will be treated with tongue scraper (n = 20); G2 older adults who wear complete dentures and will be treated with PDT (n = 20). If the halitosis persists, the participants will be submitted to hygiene procedures for the mucosa and dentures. The evaluation of halitosis will be made before and after treatments, with OralChroma. If the halitosis is solved, the participants will return after 1 week for an additional evaluation. Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) will be administered by a calibrated examiner on the day the patient history is taken (baseline) and 1 week after treatment for halitosis.DiscussionThis protocol will determine the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy regarding the reduction of halitosis in older adults with complete denture.Trial RegistrationThis protocol was registered in ClinicalTrial.gov, under number NCT03960983. It was first posted and last updated in May 23, 2019. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03960983.

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