HALITOSIS ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH BULLYING

Halitosis is the term used to define unpleasant odor exhaled through air, which may be signaling a pathological, physiological or adaptive condition. Most individuals who present this alteration experience personal discomfort, social embarrassment and emotional anguish, can cause serious disturbances of coexistence, especially in school environment. The etiology halitosis multifactorial, but its main comes from formation volatile sulfur compounds (VSC) resulting proteolytic bacterial action on stagnant organic matter oral cavity. use orthodontic appliances an agent related development alteration, since it favors accumulation residues, epithelial desquamation, gingival inflammation, addition making local hygiene difficult. Therefore, study aims evaluate breath patients with also possible presence bullying such event, young adults aged between 18 24 years, students at Universidade Paulista de Brasília. Breath assessment was performed using organoleptic test (gold standard), by examiner’s sense smell, Halimeter® portable monitor, saliva sialometry test, amount evaluated. relationship assessed specific questionnaire. Of twelve included study, seven presented when evaluated however, these only two parameters compatible halitosis, Halimeter®. In relation bullying, showed that lives many respondents, not necessarily because breath.