Halitosis Patients at a Newly Established Satellite Dental Hospital: Analysis of Patients and the Role of Dental Hygienists
Masahiro Yoneda, Miwa Yamada, Nao Suzuki, Rie Uemura, Akie Fujimoto, Yosuke Masuo, Hirofumi Fukuchi, Hiromitsu Morita, Kazuhiko Yamada, Tadayuki Matsuo, Ayako Ishii, Chihiro Koga, Takao Hirofuji,
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( Masahiro Yoneda ) - Fukuoka Dental College Department of General Dentistry Section of General Dentistry
( Miwa Yamada ) - Fukuoka College of Health Sciences Department of Dental Hygiene Postgraduate Course
( Nao Suzuki ) - Fukuoka Dental College Department of General Dentistry Section of General Dentistry
( Rie Uemura ) - Fukuoka Dental College Center for Oral Diseases Dental Hygienists Division
( Akie Fujimoto ) - Fukuoka Dental College Department of General Dentistry Section of General Dentistry
( Yosuke Masuo ) - Fukuoka Dental College Department of General Dentistry Section of General Dentistry
( Hirofumi Fukuchi ) - Fukuoka Dental College Department of General Dentistry Section of General Dentistry
( Hiromitsu Morita ) - Fukuoka Dental College Department of General Dentistry Section of General Dentistry
( Kazuhiko Yamada ) - Fukuoka Dental College Department of General Dentistry Section of General Dentistry
( Tadayuki Matsuo ) - Fukuoka College of Health Sciences Department of Dental Hygiene
( Ayako Ishii ) - Fukuoka College of Health Sciences Department of Dental Hygiene
( Chihiro Koga ) - Fukuoka Dental College Center for Oral Diseases
( Takao Hirofuji ) - Fukuoka Dental College Department of General Dentistry Section of General Dentistry
KMID : 1157520150110010007
Abstract
Objective: Fukuoka Dental College established a satellite clinic, the Center for Oral Diseases (COD), in December 2011. In this study, we analyzed halitosis patients and the role of dental hygienists.
Methods: Approximately 70% of the patients were female and most were in their 40s. We analyzed the possible causes of halitosis.
Results: More than half of the patients exhibited a thick tongue coating. Low salivary flow was present in 23.6% of males and in 39.4% of females. Pocket depth ≥6 mm was found in 44.2% of males and in 16.7% of females. We also analyzed treatment provided after breath odor measurement. Most of the patients with physiological halitosis and pseudohalitosis did not receive further treatment, but some were treated at the COD with scaling and professional tooth cleaning. Many of the patients with genuine halitosis received dental treatment at the COD. We referred patients from other clinics and from distant locations to their local doctors for treatment.
Conclusion: Halitosis had various causes, and the role of dental hygienists, including scaling, root planing, and tooth brushing instruction, are important in decreasing breath odor. Dental hygienists play an important role in communication with halitosis patients.
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halitosis; dental hygienists; analysis; diagnosis
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