The Additional Effect of Tongue Scraping on Halitosis Parameters in Initial Periodontal Therapy

Exclusion Criteria

• •Participant has a history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in head and neck area
• •Any disorder, which in the Investigator's opinion might jeopardise the participant's safety or compliance with the protocol
• •Any prior or concomitant treatment(s) that might jeopardise the participant's safety or that would compromise the integrity of the Trial
• •Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding or has the intention of becoming pregnant in the following 6 months
• •Participation in another interventional Trial with an investigational medicinal product (IMP) or device
• •Recent intake of antibiotics (3 months prior to the first consultation)
• •Antibiotics indicated as part of the periodontal treatment
• •Use of antibiotics during the course of the study
• •Suffer from halitosis with suspected extra-oral cause
• •Suffer from a systemic disease that could cause extra-oral halitosis (e.g. diabetes mellitus, liver or kidney failure, trimethylaminuria)
• •Participant has a history of rheumatic fever, neurological deficiencies, or use of medication which may affect periodontal tissue, (phenytoin, cyclosporin, nifedipine, chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)
• •Presence of active caries lesions
• •Unwillingness to return for the follow-up examination
• •Wear partial prosthetic dentures removables
• •Participant has less than 20 teeth