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Pictorial assessment of the delivery of oropharyngeal rinse versus oropharyngeal spray

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. K. Patel ,
K. Ghufoor ,
S. M. Jayaraj ,
D. W. McPartlin  and
J. Philpott
S. K. Patel*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
K. Ghufoor
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
S. M. Jayaraj
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
D. W. McPartlin
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
J. Philpott
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr. S. K. Patel, St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY.
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Abstract

Oral rinses/gargles and oral sprays are frequently used in the management of oropharyngeal inflammation. This pictorial study, using methylene blue dye as a marker of the distribution of these topical preparations in the oropharynx, suggests that oral sprays are more effective in coating the oropharynx than oral rinses, whilst oral rinses are better at staining the oral cavity and base of tongue. The authors therefore suggest that oral rinses should be used to treat disease in the oral cavity and oral sprays should be used to treat ailments in the oropharynx.

Keywords

OropharynxDrug therapyAdministration, oral

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 12 , December 1999 , pp. 1092 - 1094
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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