Mel Rosenberg

..601; when introduced together with Halimeter and beta-galactosidase scores, the correlation rose to R = 0.843. The results suggest that alcohol intake and BMI may be factors that help predict oral malodor...

..It became an ISI 'citation classic' in 1991. This minireview is a rather personal look at the development of the method and its various modifications and other scientific offspring, with the perspective of a quarter-century...

..This article discusses common causes of oral malodor as well as methods to assess the extent of the problem...

..Subjects were taught several techniques for self-measurement of bad breath. One year following the initial consultation, subjects were recalled to determine whether their ability to assess their own oral malodor had improved...

..47 (p = 0.0007) to 0.60 (p < 0.0001). Analysis of the data presented indicates that beta-galactosidase activity in saliva is correlated with oral malodor...

..cerevisiae to both ethanol and n-butanol...

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..005 and 0.018, respectively, odds ratios 14.9 and 2.7, respectively) in predicting the severity of oral malodour. Results suggest that in the population studied, periodontal health and oral malodour are not associated with one another...

..This process exposes the protein core of the glycoprotein, which is then further degraded by Gram-negative microorganisms under anaerobic conditions...

..Stepwise regression analysis showed that in addition to impartial measurements, self-perception of breath odor among noncomplaining subjects can be predicted by their feelings and attitudes toward the body and by their hostility...

..The results suggest that the BANA scores are associated with a component of oral malodor which is independent of volatile sulphide measurements and suggest its use as an adjunct test to volatile sulphide measurement...

..545 (p = 0.0002) to 0.604 (p < 0.0001). The results suggest that cadaverine levels are associated with oral malodor, and that this association may be independent of VSC...

..CONCLUSIONS: The candy weight-loss test is a simple, rapid measure of salivary hypofunction, which correlates with saliva output and reports of subjective dry mouth...

..The patterns of regulation were confirmed by quantitive reverse transcriptase PCR (QRT-PCR). These results, taken together, suggest that exposure to ethanol increases pathogenic traits and induce oxidative-stress responses...

..tropicalis produces hydrogen peroxide following growth on ethanol and n-butanol, as shown using xylenol orange; and (3) a lysophospholipid-containing lipid extract from alcohol-grown C. tropicalis specifically causes hemolysis...

..05). The study indicates that self reports of bad breath are associated by objective factors (e.g. dental status, tonsilloliths) as well as subjective parameters (bad taste)...

..CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Dentists increasingly are being called on to help patients with complaints of bad breath. In diagnosing and treating such cases, dentists should consider psychological and physiological factors...

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..These findings are related to the risk of aspiration pneumonia and are compelling for the reevaluation of current oral cleansing procedures...

..Occasional causes include systemic disease, and some patients have a psychogenic background to the complaint. The management is outlined in this paper...

..Further research is called for, as well as a thorough revision of the existing oral cleansing procedures in these patients...