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BOLD CLINICAL ANALYSIS:

ESSENTIAL OIL MOUTHWASH EFFECT ON GINGIVITIS AND PLAQUE

A landmark, peer-reviewed analysis of 29 studies involving over 5000 patients has provided the most conclusive evidence to date on the additive benefits of LISTERINE® mouthwash in plaque and gingivitis reduction. Its results confirm that a world of better oral health is not only possible, but attainable—and it all starts with your practice.

Landmark, peer-reviewed analysis adds clinical relevance for your everyday practice

  1. Results reported by sites healthy and plaque-free—as opposed to whole-mouth plaque/gingivitis reduction data—allow you to easily set targets for your practice
  2. This analysis reviewed data on the additive benefits of LISTERINE® from randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled studies, including both published and unpublished data
  3. Evidence was drawn from a larger-than-usual population of N>5000 subjects; single studies have an average of 163 subjects

The most robust collection of clinical data of its kind

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29 Studies of 6 Months’ Duration Over 5000 Patients 3 Countries: United States, Canada & Brazil 4 Decades of Data 500,000+ Sites
  • 1 landmark analysis: enabled broader, more clinically relevant conclusions

Analysis compared the results of 2 treatment groups

Control group

  • Mechanical methods (MM) alone
  • 2562 patients

Experimental group

  • MM + LISTERINE®
  • 2544 patients

Sitewise analysis evaluated efficacy at multiple sites per tooth across the entire mouth

Plaque index (PI): 6 sites per tooth

  • Plaque-free sites were defined as those with small pieces of plaque (1) or no plaque (0), based on the PI score

Modified gingival index (MGI): 4 sites per tooth

  • Healthy sites were defined as those with mild (1) to no (0) inflammation, based on the MGI scores

LISTERINE® users were more likely to have a cleaner, healthier mouth vs. MM alone

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LISTERINE® users had nearly 5x more plaque-free sites at 6 months vs. MM alone and over 2x more healthy gingival sites at 6 months vs. MM alone

LISTERINE® users had more plaque-free sites and more healthy sites — even in the hardest-to-reach areas of the mouth

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Percentage of patients “plaque-free” by site: LISTERINE® vs. MM alone

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Percentage of patients “healthy” by gingival site: LISTERINE® vs. MM alone

Reference: 1. Araujo MWB, Charles CA, Weinstein RB, et al. Meta-analysis of the effect of an essential oil–containing mouthrinse on gingivitis and plaque. J Am Dent Assoc. 2015;146(8):610-622 and/or post hoc analyses of data.

BIG RESULTS FROM THE BIGGEST LISTERINE® ANALYSIS.

EVER.

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