Mineral water for the treatment of oral fungal infections

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Published: Report no: ut202305 Registration no: SBU 2023/122

Oral fungal infections are usually caused by Candida albicans. Some people feel that the infection heals by dabbing or rinsing the mucous membranes and tongue with Vichy water or other mineral waters.

Question

What scientific studies are there on the use of Vichy water or other mineral waters for the treatment of oral fungal infections?

Identified literature

No relevant studies were identified.

Search strategies

Pubmed via NLM 20 January 2023

Title: Vichy water for oral candida infection

[MeSH] = Term from the Medline controlled vocabulary, including terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy; [TIAB] = Title or abstract; [TI] = Title; [AU] = Author; [TW] = Text Word; * = Truncation; “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
  Search terms Items found
Population:
1. "Candidiasis, Oral"[Mesh] OR ((Oral[tiab] OR mouth[tiab] OR "Mouth"[Mesh]) AND (Candida[tiab] OR Candidiases[tiab] OR Candidiasis[tiab] OR Moniliases[tiab] OR Moniliasis[tiab] OR Monilia[tiab] OR Monilias[tiab] OR thrush[tiab] OR mucous[tiab] OR membrane[tiab] OR cavity[tiab] OR "Candida"[Mesh])) 78,226
Intervention
2. "Mineral Waters"[Mesh] OR "club soda"[tiab] OR "soda water"[tiab] OR Vichy[tiab] OR "mineral water"[tiab] OR "Carbonated Water"[tiab] OR "Sparkling Water"[tiab] OR "Seltzer Water"[tiab] OR "club sodas"[tiab] OR "soda waters"[tiab] OR "mineral waters"[tiab] OR "Carbonated Waters"[tiab] OR "Sparkling Waters"[tiab] OR "Seltzer Waters"[tiab] OR "sodium carbonate" [Supplementary Concept] OR "Carbonates"[Mesh] OR "Sodium Bicarbonate"[Mesh] OR "Sodium Bicarbonate"[tiab] 53,255
Combined sets:
3. 1 AND 2 185
Final result
4. 3 185

Scopus via scopus.com 20 January 2023

Title: Vichy water for oral candida infection

TITLE-ABS-KEY = Title, abstract or keywords (including indexed keywords and author keywords); ALL = All fields; W/n = Within. Proximity operator retrieving terms within n words from each other.; PRE/n = Precedes by. Proximity operator, the first term in the search must precede the second by n words.; LIMIT-TO (X) = Includes only results of specified type, e.g., publication type or time range.; DOCTYPE = Publication type; “re” = review; “le” = letter; “ed” = editorial; “ch” = book chapter; “cp” = conference proceedings; * = Truncation; “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
  Search terms Items found
Population:
1. TITLE-ABS-KEY ( ( oral OR mouth ) AND ( candida OR candidiases OR candidiasis OR moniliases OR moniliasis OR monilia OR monilias OR thrush OR mucous OR membrane OR cavity ) ) 123,646
Intervention:
2. TITLE-ABS-KEY ( "sodium bicarbonate" OR carbonate OR carbonates OR "club soda" OR "soda water" OR vichy OR "mineral water" OR "carbonated water" OR "sparkling water" OR "seltzer water" OR "club sodas" OR "soda waters" OR "mineral waters" OR "carbonated waters" OR "sparkling waters" OR "seltzer waters" ) 342,965
Combined sets:
3. 1 AND 2 485
Final result
4.  3 485

CINAHL via EBSCO 20 January 2023

Title: Vichy water for oral candida infection

TI = Title; AB = Abstract; SU = Keyword, exact or part (including all other fields for indexed and author keywords); MH = Exact subject heading, indexed keywords; TX = All text; PT = Publication type; Nn = Near. Proximity operator retrieving terms within n words from each other.; * = Truncation; “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
  Search terms Items found
Population:
1. MH "Candidiasis, Oral" OR ((MH "Mouth Mucosa" OR TI (Oral OR mouth) OR AB (Oral OR mouth)) AND (MH "Candida+" OR TI (Candida OR Candidiases OR Candidiasis OR Moniliases OR Moniliasis OR Monilia OR Monilias OR thrush OR mucous OR membrane OR cavity) OR AB (Candida OR Candidiases OR Candidiasis OR Moniliases OR Moniliasis OR Monilia OR Monilias OR thrush OR mucous OR membrane OR cavity))) 11,072
Intervention:
2. (MH "Sodium Bicarbonate+") OR (MH "Carbonates+") OR (MH "Mineral Water") OR TI ("Sodium Bicarbonate" OR carbonate OR carbonates OR "club soda" OR "soda water" OR Vichy OR "mineral water" OR "Carbonated Water" OR "Sparkling Water" OR "Seltzer Water" OR "club sodas" OR "soda waters" OR "mineral waters" OR "Carbonated Waters" OR "Sparkling Waters" OR "Seltzer Waters") OR AB ("Sodium Bicarbonate" OR carbonate OR carbonates OR "club soda" OR "soda water" OR Vichy OR "mineral water" OR "Carbonated Water" OR "Sparkling Water" OR "Seltzer Water" OR "club sodas" OR "soda waters" OR "mineral waters" OR "Carbonated Waters" OR "Sparkling Waters" OR "Seltzer Waters") 5,032
Combined sets:
3. 1 AND 2 26
Final result
4. 3 26

Academic Search Premier via EBSCO 20 January 2023

Title: Vichy water for oral candida infection

TI = Title; AB = Abstract; SU = Keyword, exact or part (including all other fields for indexed and author keywords); DE = Exact keyword; TX = All text; MR = Methodology; Nn = Near. Proximity operator retrieving terms within n words from each other.; * = Truncation; “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
  Search terms Items found
Population:
1. DE "THRUSH (Mouth disease)" OR ((DE "MOUTH floor" OR DE "ORAL mucosa" OR TI (Oral OR mouth) OR AB (Oral OR mouth)) AND (DE "CANDIDIASIS" OR DE "INVASIVE candidiasis" OR DE "CANDIDA" OR DE "CANDIDA albicans" OR DE "CANDIDA boidinii" OR DE "CANDIDA glabrata" OR DE "CANDIDA lipolytica" OR DE "CANDIDA mycoderma" OR DE "CANDIDA tropicalis" OR DE "CANDIDA utilis" OR TI (Candida OR Candidiases OR Candidiasis OR Moniliases OR Moniliasis OR Monilia OR Monilias OR thrush OR mucous OR membrane OR cavity) OR AB (Candida OR Candidiases OR Candidiasis OR Moniliases OR Moniliasis OR Monilia OR Monilias OR thrush OR mucous OR membrane OR cavity))) 27,402
Intervention:
2. DE "SODIUM bicarbonate" OR DE "MINERAL waters" OR DE "CARBONATED beverages" OR DE "SELTZER water" OR DE "SODIUM carbonate" OR TI ("Sodium Bicarbonate" OR carbonate OR carbonates OR "club soda" OR "soda water" OR Vichy OR "mineral water" OR "Carbonated Water" OR "Sparkling Water" OR "Seltzer Water" OR "club sodas" OR "soda waters" OR "mineral waters" OR "Carbonated Waters" OR "Sparkling Waters" OR "Seltzer Waters") OR AB ("Sodium Bicarbonate" OR carbonate OR carbonates OR "club soda" OR "soda water" OR Vichy OR "mineral water" OR "Carbonated Water" OR "Sparkling Water" OR "Seltzer Water" OR "club sodas" OR "soda waters" OR "mineral waters" OR "Carbonated Waters" OR "Sparkling Waters" OR "Seltzer Waters") 94,626
Combined sets:
3. 1 AND 2 70
Final result
4. 3 70

Cochrane via Wiley 20 January 2023

Title: Vichy water for oral candida infection

mh = Term from the Medline controlled vocabulary, including terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy; ti = Title; ab = Abstract; kw = Author keywords; * = Truncation; “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
  Search terms Items found
Population:
1. [mh "Candidiasis, Oral"] OR ((Oral:ti,ab,kw OR mouth:ti,ab,kw OR [mh "Mouth"]) AND (Candida:ti,ab,kw OR Candidiases:ti,ab,kw OR Candidiasis:ti,ab,kw OR Moniliases:ti,ab,kw OR Moniliasis:ti,ab,kw OR Monilia:ti,ab,kw OR Monilias:ti,ab,kw OR thrush:ti,ab,kw OR mucous:ti,ab,kw OR membrane:ti,ab,kw OR [mh "Candida"] OR cavity:ti,ab,kw)) 8997
Intervention:
2. [mh "carbonate"] OR "carbonate":ti,ab,kw OR "carbonates":ti,ab,kw OR [mh "Sodium Bicarbonate"] OR "Sodium Bicarbonate":ti,ab,kw OR [mh "Mineral Waters"] OR "club soda":ti,ab,kw OR "soda water":ti,ab,kw OR Vichy:ti,ab,kw OR "mineral water":ti,ab,kw OR "Carbonated Water":ti,ab,kw OR "Sparkling Water":ti,ab,kw OR "Seltzer Water":ti,ab,kw OR "club sodas":ti,ab,kw OR "soda waters":ti,ab,kw OR "mineral waters":ti,ab,kw OR "Carbonated Waters":ti,ab,kw OR "Sparkling Waters":ti,ab,kw OR "Seltzer Waters":ti,ab,kw 6220
Combined sets:
3. 1 AND 2 75
Final result
4. 3 75

INAHTA 20 January 2023

Title: Vichy water for oral candida infection

[mhe] = Term from the Medline controlled vocabulary, including terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy; [mh] = Does not include terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy; * = Truncation; “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
  Search terms Items found
Population:
1. Candida OR Candidiases OR Candidiasis OR Moniliases OR Moniliasis OR Monilia OR Monilias OR thrush 12
2. "Candida"[mhe] 1
3. "Candidiasis"[mhe] 6
Intervention:
4. "Sodium Bicarbonate" OR carbonate OR carbonates OR "club soda" OR "soda water" OR Vichy OR "mineral water" OR "Carbonated Water" OR "Sparkling Water" OR "Seltzer Water" OR "club sodas" OR "soda waters" OR "mineral waters" OR "Carbonated Waters" OR "Sparkling Waters" OR "Seltzer Waters" 5
5. "Carbonated Water"[mhe] 0
6. "Sodium Bicarbonate"[mhe] 2
7. "Mineral Waters"[mhe] 2
Combined sets:
8. 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7 20
Final result
9. 8 20

Embase via Elsevier 20 January 2023

Title: Vichy water for oral candida infection

/de = Term from the EMTREE controlled vocabulary; /exp = Term from the EMTREE controlled vocabulary, including all narrower terms in the hierarchy; ti = Title; ab = Abstract; kw = Author keywords; it = Publication type; NEAR/n = Near. Proximity operator retrieving terms within n words from each other.; * = Truncation; ‘ ‘ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
  Search terms Items found
Population:
1. (Oral:ti,ab OR mouth:ti,ab OR 'mouth cavity'/exp) AND (Candida:ti,ab OR Candidiases:ti,ab OR Candidiasis:ti,ab OR Moniliases:ti,ab OR Moniliasis:ti,ab OR Monilia:ti,ab OR Monilias:ti,ab OR thrush:ti,ab OR mucous:ti,ab OR membrane:ti,ab OR 'Candida'/exp OR cavity:ti,ab) 83,984
Intervention:
2. 'bicarbonate'/exp OR "Sodium Bicarbonate":ti,ab OR 'sodium carbonate'/exp OR "carbonate":ti,ab OR "carbonates":ti,ab OR 'carbonated water'/exp OR 'mineral water'/exp OR "club soda":ti,ab OR "soda water":ti,ab OR Vichy:ti,ab OR "mineral water":ti,ab OR "Carbonated Water":ti,ab OR "Sparkling Water":ti,ab OR "Seltzer Water":ti,ab OR "club sodas":ti,ab OR "soda waters":ti,ab OR "mineral waters":ti,ab OR "Carbonated Waters":ti,ab OR "Sparkling Waters":ti,ab OR "Seltzer Waters":ti,ab 112,575
Combined sets:
3. 1 AND 2 335
Final result
4. 3 335
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