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Claim evidence
Reduces dental plaque and calculus in dogs
Ingredient: ProDen Ascophyllum Nodosum · dental
Plain-language summary
Multiple RCTs on the ProDen PlaqueOff strain show plaque/tartar reduction.
About the ingredient
Cited studies (2)
Canine studies
- Influence of Dietary Supplementation With a Powder Containing A.N. ProDen™ (Ascophyllum Nodosum) Algae on Dog Saliva Metabolome.Gawor JP, Wilczak J, Svensson UK, Jank M · Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Study summaryVery limited qualityDesign score 2/11DesignJournal ArticleSpeciesdogSample sizeNot reportedDurationNot reportedControls / blindingNot reportedFundingNot reportedStrengths
- Conducted in dogs
Limitations- Sample size not recorded
- No control group recorded
- Study duration not recorded
Relevance to this claim: Ingredient-level evidence for ProDen Ascophyllum Nodosum
- Effect of an Ascophyllum nodosum formulation on plaque and calculus in dogsJournal of Veterinary Dentistry · 2011Study summaryModerate qualityDesign score 6/11DesignRCTSpeciesdogSample sizeNot reportedDurationNot reportedControls / blindingControlled comparison group (per recorded study design)FundingNot reportedStrengths
- Randomized trial design
- Conducted in dogs
Limitations- Sample size not recorded
- Study duration not recorded
Outcome: Reduced plaque and calculus vs placebo
Products in our catalog with ProDen Ascophyllum Nodosum (2)
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