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Probiotic Vs Zinc Chlorhexidine Zn/CHX Mouthwashes in Control Halitosis and Plaque in Fixed Orthodontic Patients

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What is being tested

Probiotic (L. brevis CD2 lozenges)

+ Zinc chlorhexidine mouth wash

+ Probiotic (L. brevis CD2 lozenges)

OtherBehavioral
Who is being recruted

Signs and Symptoms+1

+ Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

+ Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

From 18 to 30 Years
+6 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Supportive Care Study

Interventional
Study Start: December 2025
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Summary

Principal SponsorSara M Almshhadany
Study ContactSara M Almshhadany, assistant professorMore contacts
Last updated: July 9, 2026
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Study start date: December 31, 2025

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Do probiotics and Zn/CHx mouthwashes have an effect on plaque accumulation and halitosis in fixed orthodontic patients?

Principal SponsorSara M Almshhadany
Study ContactSara M Almshhadany, assistant professorMore contacts
Last updated: July 9, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

60 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Supportive Care Study

These studies explore ways to improve comfort and daily life for people living with a condition. They may focus on easing symptoms, reducing treatment side effects, or supporting overall well-being.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 30 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Signs and SymptomsSigns and Symptoms, DigestivePathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsHalitosis

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate
good medical health

no systematic disease

non consuming drugs known to influence salivary flow, halitosis, or oral microbiota

3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
smokers, pregnant and lactating womens

alcohol drinking

allergy or intolerance to corticosteroid treatment, antibiotic, antimicrobial mouth rinses, oral spray or tongue scraper, anti-inflammatory drugs or probiotics

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

halitosis

Group II

1\. Plaque accumulation

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

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College of Dentistry

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One Study Center