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KMID : 1157520110070040167
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2011 Volume.7 No. 4 p.167 ~ p.177
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Volatile Sulfur Compound Level in Korean Measured by Use of B&B Checker
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Kim Yong-Suk
Cho Ja-Won
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Abstract
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Objective: Volatile sulfur compound as the most important oral malodor gas can be detected by a B&B checker unit in clinical. The standard value for B&B level should be needed in order to classify the normal range or abnormal, in each age group.
Methods: Six hundred ninety six persons of Korean people, distributed with such age groups as children, adolescent, young adult, prime of the manhood and senile, in 4 regions in Korea, after calibrating the inter and intra machinery difference of B&B value (BBV). Mean and standard deviation of each age and gender group was calculated in order to suggest the B&B value for Koreans. Questionnaire for oral malodor was also distributed to subjects, in order to check the cause or severity of the malodor for Koreans.
Results: Oral malodor was the severe complaint in senile group and the most in before breakfast. The average of halitosis level measured by B&B checker was 40.5±22.6 BBV, in oral gas, 37.5±23.6 BBV in breath gas and 33.9±18.4 BBV in nasal gas. Co-relation Co-efficient was revealed as r=0.396 (p＜0.001) between in oral gas and breath gas, r=0.393 (p＜0.001) between in oral gas and nasal gas, r=0.903 (p＜0.001) between in breath gas and nasal gas, and r=0.279 (p＜0.001) between in tongue plague and oral gas.
Conclusion: It was recommended that the malodor control should be mainly focused in senile group for highly recognition and in young adult group for highly value measured.
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KEYWORD
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oral malodor, halitosis, volatile sulfur compound
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