Nitrate Study
PURPOSE
The objective of this study was to compare the effect of a mouthwash vs control rinse on salivary and plasma levels of nitrate and nitrite after dietary nitrate load.
OVERVIEW
In this randomized, blinded cross-over study, time-resolved salivary and plasma levels of nitrate and nitrite were determined in 20 healthy volunteers after an oral intake of sodium nitrate (10 mg/kg dissolved in water). In one arm of the study, subjects rinsed with a commercially available mouthwash prior to the nitrate load; in the other they rinsed with water.
CONCLUSION
Lumineux Oral Essentials mouthwash does not affect salivary and systemic nitrate and nitrite levels after dietary nitrate load.