Whether Chinese Medicine Have Effect on Halitosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Object. Halitosis has great adverse impact on personal and social life. There is no strong evidence for the effect of Chinese medicine (CM) and combined Chinese and western medicine (CWM) on halitosis. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effective rate of CM and CWM on halitosis. Materia...

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Published in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-9
Main Authors: Cai, Qiaoyi, He, Ze, Zhou, Yikun, Zhang, Jie, Wu, Xinyu, Nie, Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Breath, Offensive
Chinese medicine
Clinical trials
Data collection
Drug resistance
Evidence-based medicine
Herbal medicine
Medical research
Medicine, Oriental
Meta-analysis
Odor control
Odors
Oral hygiene
Review
Sensitivity analysis
Systematic review
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Summary:Object. Halitosis has great adverse impact on personal and social life. There is no strong evidence for the effect of Chinese medicine (CM) and combined Chinese and western medicine (CWM) on halitosis. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effective rate of CM and CWM on halitosis. Materials and Methods. Literature search in English and Chinese was conducted in PubMed, Embase, CNKI, CBM, and Wanfang database. Study selection and data collection were conducted. Risks of bias were assessed by the Cochrane tool. Synthesis of results was done by RevMan 5.3. p
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2018/4347378