A new measurement protocol to differentiate sources of halitosis

AYDIN M., OZEN M. E. , KIRBIYIK U., EVLİCE B. , FERGUSON M., UZEL I.

ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, vol.74, no.5, pp.380-384, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 74 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/00016357.2016.1163732
  • Title of Journal : ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
  • Page Numbers: pp.380-384

Abstract

Objective: Three sources of halitosis exist, potentially in any combination: mouth, nasal cavity or alveolar breath. There has been no universally accepted protocol which differentiates and quantifies each odour source separately. In this study a new gas measurement protocol is described and tested to determine whether each odour source can be separately detected without contamination.