Valkenburg C, et al. - In this study, investigators analyzed the MEDLINE-PubMed and Cochrane-CENTRAL database to examine the effectiveness of baking soda (BS) dentifrice (BS-DF) in the management of plaque and gingivitis. An association of BS-DF with significantly better results as compared to the negative control dentifrices or the positive control dentifrices in the meta-analysis of plaque scores from the single-brushing experiments. An improvement in the indices of gingival bleeding was also noticed when the comparison was a negative control. They concluded excellent results with BS-DF with respect to removal of plaque in single-use studies.