Each group of patients will receive specific interventions, as follows: 0.075% Cetylpyridinium Chloride mouthwash (Group 1); 0.075% Cetylpyridinium Chloride associated with 0.28% zinc lactate mouthwash (Group 2), negative control, distilled water (Group 3). To monitor the viral load, the following procedures will be performed: saliva collection, in time intervals before mouth rinsing with the solutions at baseline (T0), immediately after (T1), 30 min (T2), and 1 hour after mouth rinses (T3). SARS-CoV-2 will be quantified by Real Time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assays.
