Gingivitis reduction is "basis for" plaque/gingivitis monograph, subcmte. chair says.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
GINGIVITIS REDUCTION "BASIS FOR" PLAQUE/GINGIVITIS MONOGRAPH INCLUSION "with or without plaque reduction," FDA Dental Products Panel Plaque Subcommittee Chairman Robert Genco, PhD/DDS, SUNY-Buffalo, said at the subcommittee's May 8-9 meeting in Bethesda, Md. Claims for plaque reduction and gingivitis reduction will "not necessarily" be "tied together" in the FDA monograph, he commented, adding that "for the monograph, we're emphasizing anti-gingivitis" claims.