Covid-19: Mouthwashes Kill Coronavirus in 30 Seconds in Lab, Research Finds – News

Mouthwashes can kill the coronavirus in 30 seconds, reveals a new study conducted in addition to laboratory tests.

Although research suggests that using the product can help kill the virus in saliva, there is no evidence that it can be used as a treatment for coronavirus, as it does not reach the respiratory tract or lungs.

Scientists at Cardiff University in the UK found that there were “promising signs” that mouthwash with mouthwash could help destroy the virus.

The discovery comes ahead of a COVID-19 clinical trial in patients at the University Hospital of Wales.

Nick Claydon, a specialist in periodontics, said the study could make mouthwash an important part of people’s daily lives.

“If these positive results are reflected in the Cardiff University clinical trial, CPC (cetylpyridinium chloride) mouthwashes … can become an important addition to people’s routine, along with hand washing, physical distance and the use of masks, both now and in the future, ”he says.

The study states that mouthwashes containing at least 0.07% CPC showed “promising signs” of being able to eradicate the coronavirus when exposed to the virus in a laboratory.

Although the research has not yet been peer-reviewed, its conclusions support those of another recent study that found CPC mouthwashes to be effective in reducing viral load.

Richard Stanton, lead author of the study, notes: “This study adds to the emerging literature that various commonly available mouthwashes designed to combat gum disease can also inactivate the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus (and other related coronaviruses). when tested in the laboratory under conditions designed to simulate the oral / nasal cavity in a test tube. “

“This study has not yet been peer-reviewed or published, which means that it has not yet been reviewed by other scientists, as is the normal process of academic research. It has now been submitted for publication in a scientific journal,” he says. Stanton.

“People should continue to follow preventive measures issued by the UK government, including frequent hand washing and maintaining social distance,” he adds.

A clinical trial will now examine whether mouthwash helps reduce levels of the virus in the saliva of covid-19 patients at Cardiff hospital, with results expected early next year.

According to David Thomas, professor and director of the Integrated Academic Training Program in Dentistry at the university’s School of Dentistry, the initial results were encouraging, but the clinical trial does not provide evidence of how to prevent patient-to-patient transmission.

“Although these mouthwashes eradicate the virus very effectively in the laboratory, we need to see if they work in patients and this is the goal of our ongoing clinical study,” he says.

“The ongoing clinical study, however, will show us how long the effects last, after a single administration of mouthwash in patients with covid-19.”

“We need to understand whether the effect of non-prescription mouthwashes on laboratory-obtained covid-19 virus can be replicated in patients,” he concludes.

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