Diagnosis and Treatment of Halitosis: An Overview

Abstract

ABSTRACT'Halitosis' or bad breath is an unpleasant problem that affects people socially and psychologically. Halitosis is caused by a mixture of breath with malodorous compounds emanating from different areas of the oral cavity, respiratory tract and upper digestive tracts.Breath odor research captured the scientific community's attention during the last few decades. This has led to advances in analytical instruments used for identification and measurement of these malodorous compounds. The dental profession's response to the problem of halitosis has been met with hurdles in regards therapy often due to perceptive differences of the patient. This review attempts to highlight the identification, classification, diagnosis and treatment of halitosis.

Halitosis: Current concepts on etiology, diagnosis and management

“…The progression of the method takes much more time, and the machine cannot be used in daily practice and has been confined to research. [ 33 ] Portable volatile sulfide monitor is easily operable and reproducible, but they are only sensitive to sulfur-containing compounds. As oral malodor may comprise agents other than volatile sulfur compounds, this may provide an inaccurate assessment of the source and intensity of oral malodor.…”

Efeito do estresse associado à avaliação acadêmica sobre a produção de compostos sulfurados voláteis

“…diferenciação adequada entre os três CVS, já que possui maior sensibilidade para identificar o sulfeto de hidrogênio aos outros dois gases, o OralChroma™ faz a diferenciação quantitativa entre os gases, tornando possível a identificação da origem da halitose Furne et al, 2002, Tangerman & Winkel, 2008. Ao contrário do método organoléptico, a cromatografia gasosa portátil é um método com um custo maior e relativamente mais demorado, mas, por outro lado, é um método reprodutível e confiável, assim como o Halímetro™ (Porter & Scully, 2006;van den Broek et al, 2007;Kini et al, 2012).…”