Halitosis - an assessment protocol proposal

Halitosis--an assessment protocol proposal.

UNLABELLED Halitosis is an embarrassing symptom with a significant social impact. Halitosis affects millions of people worldwide and many resources are spent annually in products to improve halitus, unsuccessfully. The study of halitosis in a scientific basis is justified once halitosis causes social restriction, decreases life quality and may be an indication of serious diseases. AIM To elab...

Halitosis - an assessment protocol proposal Summary

Halitosis-An Update

Bad breath can be detrimental to one's selfimage and confidence causing social, emotional, and psychological anxiety. With the majority of breath problems having an oral origin, the dental office is the most logical place for patients to seek treatment. The etiology of halitosis is related to release of odiferous compounds like volatile sulphur compounds in the exhaled air. This article reviews...

An unexpected cause of halitosis.

A case of long standing halitosis due to a nasal foreign body is described, and the causes of halitosis are reviewed.

An Architecture Proposal for Adaptive Neuropsychological Assessment

In this work we present the architecture of an special sort of software capable of changing its presentation depending on the behavior of a particular user. Although the proposed solution is applicable as the base of a general adaptive application, we want to expose the peculiarities of the model designed specifically to work in a special domain, the cognitive neuropsychology. In this domain, o...