Table 1.
Search strategy and bibliographic databases used to retrieve the articles for this systematic review.
| Primary bibliographic sources | Search strategy (descriptors and combinations with Boolean operators) |
|---|---|
| SciVerse Scopus (since 1995) | (i) (Essential oil AND oral candidiasis) |
| (ii) (Oils, volatile, OR essential oil) AND (oral candidiasis) | |
| (iii) (Oils, volatile, OR essential oil) AND (denture stomatitis) | |
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| Web of Science (since 1990) | Filters; article or review and language |
| (i) (Essential oil AND oral candidiasis) | |
| (ii) (Oils, volatile, OR essential oil) AND (oral candidiasis) | |
| (iii) (Oils, volatile OR essential oil) AND (denture stomatitis) | |
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| Medline via Pubmed (since 1966) | (i) (Essential oil AND oral candidiasis) |
| (ii) (Oils, volatile OR essential oil) AND (oral candidiasis) | |
| (iii) (Oils, volatile OR essential oil) AND (denture stomatitis) | |
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| SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) (since 1998), LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health sciences Literature) (since 1982), and Cochrane Library | (i) (Essential oil AND oral candidiasis) |
| (ii) (Oils, volatile OR essential oil) AND (oral candidiasis) | |
| (iii) (Oils, volatile OR essential oil) AND (denture stomatitis) | |
| (iv) (Aceite esencial y candidiasis oral) | |
| (v) (EO e candidíase oral) | |
| (vi) (EO e estomatite protética) | |
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| Google Scholar | (i) Manual searches according to the reference lists of the articles |
Search strategy and bibliographic databases and keywords.