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KMID : 1157520120080010037
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2012 Volume.8 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.41
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Study of the Oral Discomfort and Oral Habits in Halitosis Patient
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Toshiyuki Shimizu
Mie Tashiro
Michael W. Myers
Kohji Takahashi
Shun-Ichi Honda
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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halitosis, oral habit, saliva
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