The Effect of Delmopinol Mouthwash on Aphthous Stomatitis
Journal Title: Journal of Dental Health and Oral Research - Year 2022, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this article was to perform a reanalysis of the adverse recordings from Phase III studies of Decapinol Mouthwash (containing 2 mg/mL of the active ingredient delmopinol HCl) on patients with gingivitis with respect to occurrence of aphthous stomatitis. Materials and Methods: The adverse events recordings from 8 randomized double-blind clinical studies on patients with gingivitis were statistically evaluated with respect to presence of aphthous stomatitis. The patients were treated for 2-6 months with mouthwashes containing delmopinol HCl 0.2%, delmopinol HCl 0.1%, chlorhexidine digluconate 0.2% or placebo. The number of visits in each study was three. Each time the patients visited the dentist for efficacy determinations, also data like adverse events were recorded. The number of patients with aphthous stomatitis at the different visits was calculated. Meta-analysis using the Fisher’s exact test was performed to evaluate how the effect was related to the different treatments. Results: After 4-6 weeks, the patients rinsing with delmopinol HCl 0.2% was the only group showing a significantly better effect than the placebo group. After 2-3 months, all groups rinsing with the delmopinol or chlorhexidine solutions showed statistically significantly better efficacy data than the placebo group. There was no statistically significant difference between the different treatments with active ingredient. After 5-6 months no statistically significant effect over placebo was observed for any of the treatments. Conclusion: The ability of delmopinol to reduce the incidence of aphthous stomatitis was found to be superior to placebo and at least as good as chlorhexidine. Further clinical studies designed for patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) should be performed to determine the effectiveness of delmopinol.
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Torgny Sjödin, Rolf Movert, Mikael Åström
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- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.46889/JDHOR.2022.3102
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