An Evaluation of Halitosis using Oral ChromaTM Data Manager, Organoleptic Scores and Patients’ Subjective Opinions
Journal of International Oral Health 2015
Agata Dudzik, Maria Chomyszyn-Gajewska, Katarzyna Łazarz-Bartyzel
INTRODUCTION
Halitosis or breath odor is defined as an unpleasant or offensive odor emanating from the mouth. Halitosis is regarded as genuine when symptoms are objectively present (subclassified into physiologic and pathologic), while two other forms distinguished are pseudohalitosis and halitophobia. Physiological halitosis is also called “morning bad breath” and occurs mostly due to a decrease in saliva secretion during the night. [ … ]
