Study of the Oral Discomfort and Oral Habits in Halitosis Patient
Toshiyuki Shimizu, Mie Tashiro, Michael W. Myers, Kohji Takahashi, Shun-Ichi Honda,
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( Toshiyuki Shimizu ) - Shimizu Dental Clinic
( Mie Tashiro ) - Shimizu Dental Clinic
( Michael W. Myers ) - Shimizu Dental Clinic
( Kohji Takahashi ) - Showa University School of Dentistry Department of Oral Rehabilitation
( Shun-Ichi Honda ) - Honda Dental Clinic of Excellent Breath Alliance Clinics
KMID : 1157520120080010037
Abstract
Objective: Purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between oral discomfort, oral habits and halitosis.
Methods: One hundred and forty patients with halitosis (age range, 13 to 65 years; 93 women, 47 men) who had visited Shimizu dental clinic from October 2003 to August 2008 were compared with a control group who did not have complaints about halitosis (n=56). Oral discomfort (such as sensation of dry mouth and discomfort of the tongue), the amount of saliva secretion, and oral habits (such as bruxism) were analyzed statistically between the halitosis and control group. To compare the halitosis patients with the control group, the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test was used for the analysis of the salivary amount, and a chi-Square test was used for the analysis of oral discomfort and oral habits.
Results: Frequency of oral discomfort mouth sensation was significantly higher (p＜0.0001) in the halitosis patients (63.5%) than in the control group (10.7%). The occurrence of oral habit was significantly higher (p＜0.001) in the halitosis patients (63.6%) than in the control group (37.5%). There was a significant difference (p=0.0009) between the halitosis patients (mean: 1.28 ml) and control group (mean: 1.43 ml) in the amount of unstimulated saliva secretion. For the amount of stimulated saliva secretion, there was no significant difference (p=0.2248) between the halitosis patients (mean: 3.40 ml) and control group (mean: 3.76 ml).
Conclusion: These results suggest that the presence of oral discomfort and oral habits, such as bruxism, were associated with halitosis.
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halitosis; oral habit; saliva
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