This article discusses halitosis, and disorders of taste, orofacial movement or sensation.

BACKGROUND The influence of gastric Helicobacter pylori infection on the development of oral pathoses remains unclear. The aim of this study is to examine the influence of gastric H. pylori infection on occurrence of halitosis and coated tongue. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-eight patients with dyspepsia were included in the study and their salivary samples and gastric biopsies were analyzed f...

Halitosis is an oral malodor condition in the cavity that comes from breakdown of protein by anaerobic gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Some bacteria are often found cases halitosis Solobacterium moorei, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Prevotella intermedia, Treponema denticola, dan Streptococcus mutans. Medicinal plants to treat various disease...

BACKGROUND There is a possibility that genuine halitosis patients' anxiety do not recover after oral malodor treatment due to their social anxiety disorder. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of social anxiety disorder on the level of anxiety in genuine halitosis patients before and after treatment for oral malodor. METHODS The subjects were 262 genuine halitosis pat...

BACKGROUND Halitosis can have an intra- or extra-oral origin. In all cases, bad breath is caused by the presence of volatile organic compounds originating from the mouth or the expired air. They can be specific for certain diseases or infections. STUDY OBJECTIVE This study explored the presence and concentration of these volatile compounds normally associated with halitosis in the breath of h...