Halitosis Reduction and Oral Hygiene Improvement: A Study of Chlorhexidine, Oil Pulling, and Saline in Orthodontic Patients with Braces
Oil pulling and regular saline can be used as viable substitutes for CHX in order to improve oral hygiene and lessen halitosis in individuals receiving fixed orthodontic treatment. How to cite this article: Narayanan A, Gnanasambandam V, Anbarasu P, <i>et al.</i> Halitosis Reduction and Oral Hygiene Improvement: A Study of Chlorhexidine, Oil Pulling, and Saline in Orthodontic Patients with Braces. J Contemp Dent Pract 2025;26(10):983-987.
Authors
- Shilpa Bhandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-7956)
- Arun Narayanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1186-574X)
- Prema Anbarasu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9355-0543)
- G Vimala
- Mohit Gupta
- Saravana Dinesh
- Gabriel Eisenhuth
- Sebastian Eisenhuth
- Claudia Eisenhuth
Institutions
- New England College (US)
- Roseman University of Health Sciences (US)
- Chettinad Health City (IN)
- Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Jacksonville University (US)
- Government Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10024-3948
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00