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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Cleaning the tongue with tooth & tongue gel applied onto the tongue cleaner resulted in significantly reduced organoleptic ratings (p < 0. 001 for the five-minute assessment ; p = 0. 001 for the 60-minute assessment) and volatile sulphur compounds (H2S + CH3SH : p = 0. 005 for the five-minute assessment ; p = 0. 003 for the 60-minute assessment) compared to no treatment at the five - and 60-minute assessment time points, while mechanical tongue cleaning alone was less effective in reducing organoleptic ratings (p = 0. 008 for the five-minute assessment ; p = 0. 144 for the 60-minute assessment) and volatile sulphur compounds (H2S + CH3SH : p = 0. 261 for the five-minute assessment ; p = 0. 365 for the 60-minute assessment).