Halitosis- a Review on a Common Social Problem
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چکیده
Human breath is composed of highly complex substances with numerous variable odors which can generate unpleasant conditions like halitosis. Halitosis is a Latin word which is derived from halitus (breathed air) and the osis (pathologic alteration) 1 and it is used to describe any disagreeable bad or unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth air and breath. Foetororis, oral malodor, mouth odor, bad breath, and bad mouth odor are the other terms which are used to describe halitosis. 2
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