Virucidal Activity of Different Mouthwashes against the Salivary Load of SARS-CoV-2: A Narrative Review

The saliva of COVID-19-confirmed patients presents a high viral load of the virus. Aerosols generated during medical and dental procedures can transport the virus and are a possible causative agent of cross-infection. Since the onset of the pandemic, numerous investigations have been attempting to m...

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Published inHealthcare (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 469
Main Authors Garcia-Sanchez, Alvaro, Peña-Cardelles, Juan-Francisco, Salgado-Peralvo, Angel-Orión, Robles, Flor, Ordonez-Fernandez, Esther, Ruiz, Steve, Végh, Dániel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 03.03.2022
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Subjects
Aerosols
chlorhexidine
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Iodine
mouthwashes
Pandemics
povidone-iodine
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
cetylpyridinium chloride
aerosols
hydrogen peroxide
mouthwashes
chlorhexidine
povidone-iodine
colony-forming units
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Summary:The saliva of COVID-19-confirmed patients presents a high viral load of the virus. Aerosols generated during medical and dental procedures can transport the virus and are a possible causative agent of cross-infection. Since the onset of the pandemic, numerous investigations have been attempting to mitigate the risk of transmission by reducing the viral load in saliva using preprocedural mouthwashes. This study aims to review the most up-to-date in vitro and in vivo studies investigating the efficacy of different mouthwashes on reducing the salivary viral load of SARS-CoV-2, giving particular attention to the most recent randomized control trials published.
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ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare10030469