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KMID : 0363320130340040405
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2013 Volume.34 No. 4 p.405 ~ p.411
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Comparison Characteristic on Psychological Status between Genuine and Pseudo Halitosis
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Jang Seung-Won
Kim Jin-Sung
Kang Kyung
Kim Ju-Yeon
Son Ji-Young
Baek Seung-Hwan
Choi Jane
Ryu Bong-Ha
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was designed to investigate the difference between genuine and pseudo halitosis about qi stagnation and stress.
Methods : We recruited 63 halitosis patients who visited the halitosis clinic in the Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital from June 2012 to August 2013. We classified the halitosis patients into two groups, genuine and pseudo halitosis based on organoleptic assesment (OLT) score and evaluated the severity of self-reported halitosis using visual analog scale (VAS), amount of sulfide compounds using Halimeter, qi stagnation level using qi stagnation questionnaire and stress levels using heart rate variability (HRV) parameters.
Results : Comparing the genuine halitosis group and the pseudo halitosis group, there was no significant difference in VAS of halitosis but significant difference in halimeter score. Distribution of qi stagnation and non-qi stagnation groups was significantly different between genuine and pseudo halitosis. Compared to the genuine halitosis group, the pseudo halitosis group showed a significant higher value of low frequency/high frequency ratio (LF/HF ratio).
Conclusions : The result of this study suggest that there is significant difference about qi stagnation and stress level between genuine halitosis and pseudo halitosis patients, so when approaching pseudo halitosis patients, we should consider their psychological and emotional status.
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KEYWORD
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Halitosis, qi stagnation, heart rate variability, psychological status
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