PERBEDAAN ANTARA MENYIKAT GIGI DENGAN MENYIKAT GIGI DISERTAI PENGGUNAAN TONGUE SCRAPER  PADA PASIEN HALITOSIS

Latar belakang: Halitosis atau bau mulut adalah bau yang tidak enak yang berasal dari rongga mulut. Halitosis menjadi permasalahan kesehatan mulut yang mempengaruhi psikologi dan kehidupan sosial. Halitosis berasal dari gas Volatile Sulfur Compounds (VSCs) yang terdiri atas hydrogen sulfida, metil merkaptan, dan dimetil sulfida. Cara mekanis menghilangkan halitosis dengan menyikat gigi dan penggunaan tongue scraper. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah membandingkan menyikat gigi dengan menyikat gigi disertai penggunaan tongue scraper pada pasien halitosis. Metode: Pasien dewasa dengan halitosis secara acak diminta untuk menyikat gigi atau menyikat gigi disertai penggunaan tongue scraper. Metode organoleptik digunakan untuk mengukur halitosis sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan. Hasil penelitian: Sampel sejumlah 45 orang dibagi secara acak menjadi 2 kelompok perlakuan. Sebelum perlakuan, skor halitosis secara statistik tidak terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna antar ke dua kelompok. Antara sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan, secara statistik terlihat reduksi halitosis pada ke dua kelompok. Sesudah perlakuan secara statistik terdapat perbedaan skor halitosis yang signifikan antar ke dua kelompok. Kesimpulan: Terjadi reduksi halitosis baik pada menyikat gigi ataupun pada menyikat gigi disertai penggunaan tongue scraper. Reduksi halitosis pada menyikat gigi disertai penggunaan tongue scraper lebih besar dibandingkan hanya dengan menyikat gigi saja. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan bermanfaat bagi perawatan pasien halitosis.

Reply to “Comments on ‘Nitrification Inhibition by Nitrapyrin and Volatile Sulfur Compounds’”

Soil Science Society of America Journal ◽

10.2136/sssaj1986.03615995005000010058x ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 269-270

Author(s):

L. D. Maddux ◽

D. E. Kissel

Keyword(s):

Sulfur Compounds ◽

Nitrification Inhibition ◽

Deodorization films based on polyphenol compound‐rich natural deodorants and polycaprolactone for removing volatile sulfur compounds from kimchi

Journal of Food Science ◽

10.1111/1750-3841.15626 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Suyeon Jeong ◽

Hyun‐Gyu Lee ◽

Chi Heung Cho ◽

SeungRan Yoo

Keyword(s):

Sulfur Compounds ◽

Polyphenol Compound ◽

Halitosis in Children Undergoing Full Mouth Rehabilitation under General Anesthesia

Children ◽

10.3390/children8020149 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 149

Author(s):

Noura A. AlMadhi ◽

Ayman M. Sulimany ◽

Hamad A. Alzoman ◽

Omar A. Bawazir

Keyword(s):

General Anesthesia ◽

Sulfur Compounds ◽

Parental Consent ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Breath Sample ◽

Before And After ◽

Full Mouth Rehabilitation ◽

Interventions and management modalities of pediatric halitosis have been suggested in the literature, however, the effect of full mouth rehabilitation (FMR) under general anesthesia (GA) on pediatric halitosis was not reported. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate parents’ perceptions of their child’s halitosis before and after FMR under GA; and to evaluate the effect of FMR on clinical halitosis. Fifty-seven children between 3–8 years old, scheduled for FMR under GA, were included after satisfying the inclusion criteria and upon parental consent. Parents’ perception of halitosis in their children was evaluated using a standardized questionnaire and a breath sample was collected to assess the level of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) using OralChromaTM before and after FMR under GA. Sixty percent (n = 34) of the parents perceived halitosis in their children before FMR and about 80% (n = 27) of them reported improvement in halitosis after FMR. Clinical halitosis was detected in 84.2% (n = 48) of the sample before treatment. A statistically significant reduction in halitosis was found in 56.3% (n = 27) of the children after treatment (p < 0.001). In conclusion, majority of parents perceived an absence or reduction of halitosis in their children following FMR and significant improvement of clinical halitosis.

Identification of Volatile Sulfur Compounds Produced by Schizophyllum commune

Journal of Fungi ◽

10.3390/jof7060465 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 465

Author(s):

Takahito Toyotome ◽

Masahiko Takino ◽

Masahiro Takaya ◽

Maki Yahiro ◽

Katsuhiko Kamei

Keyword(s):

Volatile Organic Compounds ◽

Organic Compounds ◽

Lead Acetate ◽

Schizophyllum Commune ◽

Dimethyl Disulfide ◽

Sulfur Compounds ◽

Volatile Organic ◽

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis ◽

Schizophyllum commune is a causative agent of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis, allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, and basidiomycosis. Diagnosis of these diseases remains difficult because no commercially available tool exists to identify the pathogen. Unique volatile organic compounds produced by a pathogen might be useful for non-invasive diagnosis. Here, we explored microbial volatile organic compounds produced by S. commune. Volatile sulfur compounds, dimethyl disulfide (48 of 49 strains) and methyl ethyl disulfide (49 of 49 strains), diethyl disulfide (34 of 49 strains), dimethyl trisulfide (40 of 49 strains), and dimethyl tetrasulfide (32 of 49 strains) were detected from headspace air in S. commune cultured vials. Every S. commune strain produced at least one volatile sulfur compound analyzed in this study. Those volatile sulfur compounds were not detected from the cultures of Aspergillus spp. (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, and A. terreus), which are other major causative agents of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis. The last, we examined H2S detection using lead acetate paper. Headspace air from S. commune rapidly turned the lead acetate paper black. These results suggest that those volatile sulfur compounds are potent targets for the diagnosis of S. commune and infectious diseases.