Investigating the Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Self-reported Halitosis

Halitosis is a symptom in which noticeably unpleasant breath odor present. Most adults suffer from it. It one of the reasons to refer dental clinics. Since bad makes individuals stressed, recognizing and evaluating its causes decrease or remove this high importance. When severe it depression, reducing self-confidence, sociality individuals. Furthermore, academic failure children. Thus can affect individuals’ quality life. The current study aimed at investigating life patients with self-reported halitosis. In descriptive cross-sectional halitosis was investigated using HALT-18 questionnaire. 189 referred clinic Golestan University Medical Sciences aged 15 above were selected via convenience sampling. Participants Data entered STATA version 14 analyzed statistics (mean, standard deviation, percentage, frequency), analysis variance, independent T-test. level significance set P=0/05. overall average 38/65 ± 10/23, 38/77±10/49 for women, 38/9±45/84 men. There not significant relation between age, occupation, education. score average. has some negative effects on daily life, social individual relationships, recognition therapeutic interventions should be done improve patients’