Open AccessEFFICACY OF LOZENGES CONTAINING KEPEL FRUIT (STELECHOCARPUS BURAHOL) EXTRACT FOR CONTROLLING ORAL MALODOR
Author(s) -
Abrijanto Soen Bing,
Abdul Mun’im,
Anton Rahardjo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied pharmaceutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 0975-7058
DOI - 10.22159/ijap.2018.v10s1.41
Subject(s) - lozenge , xylitol , medicine , crossover study , placebo , dentistry , morning , food science , chemistry , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology , fermentation , history
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of lozenges containing kepel fruit (Stelechocarpus burahol) in controlling oral malodor.Methods: This study used crossover randomized control trial design. Each of the 30 research subjects received all three treatments at differenttimes: Kepel, xylitol, and placebo lozenges. The subjects used lozenges in the morning after breakfast and afternoon after lunch. Examinations of oralmalodor were performed thrice: Immediately after waking up, after breakfast, and after lunch. Measured oral odor variables included organolepticscore and H2S, CH3SH, and (CH3)2S levels.Results: Effect of burahol fruit extract lozenges was comparable to that of xylitol gum in reducing the H2S, CH3SH, and (CH3)2S levels and organolepticscores of the subjects.Conclusion: Lozenges containing burahol fruit extract were effective in controlling oral malodor (halitosis).