Correlations between Perceived Oral Malodor Levels and Self-Reported Oral Complaints

Kameyama, Atsushi; Ishii, Kurumi; Tomita, Sachiyo; Tatsuta, Chihiro; Sugiyama, Toshiko; Ishizuka, Yoichi; Takahashi, Toshiyuki; Tsunoda, Masatake

doi:10.1155/2015/343527

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“…In the present study, heavy smoking was negatively associated with the concordance between mouth odor perception and OLT evaluation. It is possible that an unpleasant intraoral taste can lead to poor subjective perceptions about bad breath [67].…”

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Self-Perception of Periodontal Health and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

Romano

Perotto

Bianco

et al. 2020

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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical factors associated with self-awareness of periodontal health. Data were collected from a representative sample of 736 adults (25-75 years old) in a city of Northern Italy who self-assessed gingival bleeding, oral malodor, and tooth mobility in a questionnaire and who underwent clinical periodontal examination and organoleptic evaluation. Approximately 50% of the subjects were aware of their actual gingival health status and oral odor. The logistic regression analysis revealed that females presented higher odds of correctly perceiving their gingival conditions and mouth odor, while those who were older and smokers had a greater probability of being less objective in reporting them. Tooth type and position in the dental arches were positively associated with self-perception of tooth mobility. These findings reflected a low level of self-awareness that may influence oral care-seeking behavior. Subjects may be unconcerned about their periodontal health condition or lack enough knowledge to be aware of it. This points to the need for planning strategies to improve education and knowledge about periodontal health, which, by enhancing self-perception of periodontal symptoms, could help everyone to seek treatment in the initial stage of the disease. population and individual level [8]. In larger populations, a combination of demographic measures and self-reported oral health questions (self-perceived assessment) has demonstrated promising validity in predicting periodontitis for planning public health programs, especially when clinical assessment is unattainable [9][10][11][12]. In individuals, clinical and self-reported measures of periodontal disease have been reported to demonstrate significant disparity [13,14].A recent contribution provided evidence of low sensitivity (disease perception), but high specificity (health perception) values for self-reported bleeding gums [13,14] and low to moderate sensitivity and specificity for oral malodor [15][16][17][18], while little is known about self-perceived tooth mobility [15,16,19,20]. In contrast, people demonstrated the ability to refer to their own dental history, number of remaining teeth, previous experience of restorations, presence of prostheses, and screening of urgent dental care [6,9,[21][22][23][24].Several studies have shown that self-perception of oral health varies among social groups and age cohorts [13,25,26], although these findings have not been corroborated in other studies [27,28]. Most of the available information is derived from older participants, especially community dwelling or institutionalized individuals [29][30][31], while representative samples of adult populations were seldom involved, and none of them assessed predictors of gingival health and oral odor self-awareness [5,10,32]. Self-awareness of periodontal health status influences oral health-seeking behavior and is related to the utilization of dental services for early detection and prevention...

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Self-Perception of Periodontal Health and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

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Perotto

Bianco

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“…36 Other studies have found connections between halitosis and tongue coating, strange intraoral taste, irregular dental visits, and deficient knowledge regarding halitosis management. 19 , 41 , 42 Among the elderly, self-reported halitosis was linked to subjective oral dryness, tongue coating, inadequate oral hygiene practice, and the presence of dentures. 37 …”

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Self-perception, knowledge, and awareness of halitosis among female university students

Mubayrik¹,

Hamdan²,

Hadlaq³

et al. 2017

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BackgroundHalitosis or oral malodor is defined as an unpleasant breath odor. It can become a serious problem affecting individuals’ social communication and self-confidence. Furthermore, it is a discomforting issue for the people around the person affected, because they consider it embarrassing to inform the person of the problem.AimThis study was designed to measure self-perception, knowledge, and awareness of halitosis among female university students in Saudi Arabia.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional survey was implemented with 392 volunteer participants who responded to a questionnaire on their self-perception, knowledge, and awareness of halitosis.ResultsThe response rate was 89.1% (392/440). Self-perception of halitosis was low (21.4%), whereas a larger percentage (78.1%) indicated noticing people with bad breath. Most participants (80.4%) thought that the gastrointestinal tract is the primary source of halitosis. Seventy-seven percent preferred using personal methods such as mouthwash and chewing gum to treat oral malodor. According to 82.1% of respondents, a dentist is the most appropriate professional to treat halitosis.ConclusionThe investigation revealed low self-perception and limited knowledge regarding halitosis. Therefore, the role of dentists in informing and educating their patients concerning oral malodor should be enhanced. Public education about the causes of and possible ways of managing bad breath should be increased.

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“…Chewing ability was calculated using a Gluco Sensor GS-II (GC, Tokyo, Japan) in accordance with the instructions from the manufacturer. Oral malodor was objectively evaluated using OralChroma (FIS, Itami, Japan) as previously described [ 18 ]. The salivary test was performed using Sill-Ha (Arkray Inc., Kyoto, Japan) in accordance with the instructions from the manufacturer.…”

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Association of Periodontal Status, Number of Teeth, and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

Aoyama

Fujii

Kida

et al. 2021

JCM

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Recent reports have shown an association between obesity and periodontitis, but the precise relationship between these conditions has yet to be clarified. The purpose of this study was to compare the status of periodontitis, tooth loss, and obesity. Participants comprised 235 patients at the Center for Medical and Dental Collaboration in Kanagawa Dental University Hospital between 2018 and 2020. Clinical examinations such as blood testing, body composition analysis, periodontal measurement, assessment of chewing ability, salivary testing, and oral malodor analysis were performed. Periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA) was significantly associated with the number of teeth and body mass index (BMI). The number of teeth was negatively associated with age, but positively with chewing ability. Chewing ability was associated negatively with age, and positively with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). The level of methyl-mercaptan in breath and protein and leukocyte scores from salivary testing were positively associated with PISA. The rate of insufficient chewing ability was increased in subjects with hemoglobin (Hb)A1c ≥ 7%. The high PISA group showed increased hsCRP. BMI as an obesity marker was positively associated with PISA, indicating periodontal inflammation. Chewing ability was related to serum markers such as HbA1c and hsCRP.

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Correlations between Perceived Oral Malodor Levels and Self-Reported Oral Complaints

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

Self-Perception of Periodontal Health and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

Self-Perception of Periodontal Health and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

Self-perception, knowledge, and awareness of halitosis among female university students

Association of Periodontal Status, Number of Teeth, and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

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