A comparison of the effectiveness of gargling green tea and black tea on halitosis reduction: Perbandingan efektivitas berkumur air rebusan teh hijau dan teh hitam terhadap penurunan halitosis

Ni Nyoman Gemini Sari (Department of Oral Medicine Faculty of Dentistry, University of Mahasaraswati Denpasar Denpasar, Bali)
I Gusti Ngurah Putra Dermawan (Department of Oral Medicine Faculty of Dentistry, University of Mahasaraswati Denpasar Denpasar, Bali)
Ayu Ratih Kusuma Dewi (Department of Oral Medicine Faculty of Dentistry, University of Mahasaraswati Denpasar Denpasar, Bali)

MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Volume 12 Issue 2 Agustus 2023

Halitosis is a general term used to describe the smell or odor that is not preferred when air is blown, regardless of whether the substance of odor derived from oral or non-oral. Tea (Camellia sinensis) is the most widely consumed beverage in the world communities; green tea and black tea are commonly known. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of rin-sing the decoction water of green tea and black tea to decrease halitosis. The method used is quasi-experimental study in which subjects was 50 people, divided into two groups: 25 person rinse with decoction water of green tea and 25 person rinse with de-coction water of black tea. Measuring the level of the halitosis in all samples taken before and after treatment. The results show-ed that there were significant differences between the two treatment groups, ie sig. 0.048 amounted less than 5% (p<0.05). The conclusion is rinsing using decoction water of green tea is more effective to eliminate halitosis than rinsing using decoction wa-ter of black tea.