Table 1.

A summary of search terms and results in this study.

Sequence No.	Terms and Strategy (Publication Dates from 2012 to 2022)	Hits
#1	(“mouthwashes” [Pharmacological Action] OR “mouthwashes” [MeSH Terms] OR “mouthwashes” [All Fields] OR “mouthwash” [All Fields] OR “mouthwashing” [All Fields] OR “mouthwashings” [All Fields]) AND (“systematic review” [Publication Type] OR “systematic reviews as topic” [MeSH Terms] OR “systematic review” [All Fields])	300
#2	(“mouthwashes” [Pharmacological Action] OR “mouthwashes” [MeSH Terms] OR “mouthwashes” [All Fields] OR “mouthwash” [All Fields] OR “mouthwashing” [All Fields] OR “mouthwashings” [All Fields]) AND (“meta analysis” [Publication Type] OR “meta analysis as topic” [MeSH Terms] OR “meta analysis” [All Fields])	246
#3	(“mouthrinse” [All Fields] OR “mouthrinsed” [All Fields] OR “mouthrinses” [All Fields] OR “mouthrinsing” [All Fields] OR “mouthrinsings” [All Fields]) AND (“systematic review” [Publication Type] OR “systematic reviews as topic” [MeSH Terms] OR “systematic review” [All Fields])	57
#4	(“mouthrinse” [All Fields] OR “mouthrinsed” [All Fields] OR “mouthrinses” [All Fields] OR “mouthrinsing” [All Fields] OR “mouthrinsings” [All Fields]) AND (“meta analysis” [Publication Type] OR “meta analysis as topic” [MeSH Terms] OR “meta analysis” [All Fields])	40