Otilia Cornelia Bolos

Salivary Inflammatory Mediators and a Tongue-Coating Dysbiosis Index as Mechanistic Correlates of Adjunctive Halitosis Therapy: A Randomized Pragmatic Trial

Background: Intra-oral halitosis is sustained by tongue-coating biofilm, but ecological and host inflammatory responses to adjunctive therapy remain unclear. Methods: In a 4-week randomized pragmatic trial (117 adults; 39 per arm; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05876321), we compared stan...