Bad Breath

ABSTRACT Objetive To evaluate whether the area of study of undergraduate students influences oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices, in addition to the use of dental services, self-reported oral morbidity, self-perception and impacts of oral health. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed, with a probabilistic sample of 681 students from the second semester of a Higher Education Institution, who were allocated into Health (H; n = 347) and Non-Health (NH; n = 334) groups, and answered a questionnaire encompassing their sociodemographic profile and aspects of oral health. Data were analyzed by Fisher’s Chi-Square/Exact Test (α = 5%). Results The majority of students were female (H = 70.0%, NH = 56.9%, p = 0.0004), single (H = 82.7%, NH = 76.0%, p = 0.0429) and did not work (H = 30.5%, NH = 37.7%, p = 0.0482). The groups differed in terms of receiving oral health guidelines from the media (H = 19.9%, NH = 13.8%, p = 0.0333) or from other health professionals (H = 25.6%, NH = 13.2%, p <0.0001). Regarding the reasons for their most recent dental appointment, in the Health group “treatment” (42.9%) and “pain” (6.9%) prevailed, while for the Non-Health group “review, prevention or check-up” (41, 9%) and “extraction” (8.1%) (p = 0.0169) were the most prevalent. The Health group was more satisfied with their oral health, with less frequent reports of a self-perception of bad breath (H = 30.3%, NH = 38.3%, p = 0.0483). There was no association between self-perception and impacts on oral health (p> 0.05). Conclusions The groups differed regarding the source of information on oral health, the reason for seeking and type of treatment, and the self-perception of bad breath, with the Health group reporting greater satisfaction with their oral health.

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“Making the face beautiful”(feature on medieval beauty products)

Prilozi za knjizevnost i jezik istoriju i folklor ◽

10.2298/pkjif2086073r ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 73-79

Author(s):

Radivoj Radic

Keyword(s):

Middle Ages ◽

Medical Texts ◽

Medieval Medicine ◽

15Th Century ◽

Late Middle Ages ◽

The Face ◽

Bad Breath ◽

Ambivalent Relationship ◽

The Church ◽

Beauty Products

In the Middle Ages, people had an ambivalent relationship to the beauty products: some were fully supportive of the attempts to beautify oneself, while the others, first and foremost the representatives of the church, frowned upon this notion. This feature represents a show?case of the advice and recipes for beautification from two medical collections created in the late Middle Ages. These are the Byzantine medical treatise (dating from 11th to 14th century) and the collection of Serbian medieval medicine, the so-called Hodoch Code (dating from the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century). The treatise is focusing more on the practical advice than theoretical knowledge, and its greatest part is dedicated to pharmacology. Hodoch Code (Hodoski zbornik) is in fact a therapeutic collection, and it consists of diverse medical texts. These collections contain the advice how to make one?s face white, hair black or blond, but most certainly rich in volume, as well as recipes for treating facial lines, warts, freckles, cracked lips or bad breath.

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Inhalants: Not Just Bad Breath!

Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior ◽

10.4324/9780203075814-20 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 137-141

Keyword(s):

Bad Breath

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Hiccups, sore mouth and bad breath

Clinical Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/b978-0-7295-3948-7.10003-6 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 27-36

Author(s):

Nick Talley

Keyword(s):

Bad Breath ◽

Sore Mouth

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Flavoring agents present in a dentifrice can modify volatile sulphur compounds (VSCs) formation in morning bad breath

Brazilian Oral Research ◽

10.1590/s1806-83242008000300011 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 252-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Daiane Cristina Peruzzo ◽

Sérgio Luis Salvador ◽

Antonio Wilson Sallum ◽

Getúlio da Rocha Nogueira-Filho

Keyword(s):

Sulphur Compounds ◽

Volatile Sulphur Compounds ◽

Bad Breath

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Relationship between Insufficient Sleep and Bad Breath in Korean Adolescent Population

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17197230 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (19) ◽

pp. 7230

Author(s):

Kyung-Yi Do

Keyword(s):

Participation Rate ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Insufficient Sleep ◽

Web Based ◽

Adolescent Population ◽

Oral Health Behaviors ◽

Bad Breath ◽

Korean Adolescent ◽

Sleeping Habits

This cross-sectional study sought to evaluate the association between insufficient sleep and bad breath among Korean adolescent population. It was based on the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (2017). From 64,991 participants (aged 13–18 years), the final participation rate in the survey was 95.8% (62,276 participants; 31,624 boys and 30,652 girls). A complex sample logistic regression was performed to identify the relationship between insufficient sleep and halitosis, after adjusting for all covariates. In Model II for estimating the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for general characteristics, students who answered “not at all sufficient”, indicating insufficient sleep, were at higher risk of bad breath than those who answered “completely sufficient” (AOR = 2.09, 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.91–2.30). In Model III, for estimating the AOR adjusted for all covariates, students who answered “not at all sufficient”, indicating insufficient sleep, were at higher risk of bad breath than those who answered “completely sufficient” (AOR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.33–1.83). It is necessary for families and schools to have health education lessons that recognize insufficient sleep among adolescents may be a cause of bad breath and therefore optimal sleeping habits and oral health behaviors should be promoted.

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Effects of Labrador Tea, Peppermint, and Winter Savory Essential Oils on Fusobacterium nucleatum

Antibiotics ◽

10.3390/antibiotics9110794 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 794

Author(s):

Amel Ben Lagha ◽

Katy Vaillancourt ◽

Patricia Maquera Huacho ◽

Daniel Grenier

Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Fusobacterium Nucleatum ◽

Significant Loss ◽

Oral Keratinocytes ◽

Mentha X Piperita ◽

Luminescence Assay ◽

Labrador Tea ◽

Bad Breath ◽

Bacterial Cell Membrane ◽

Adenosine Triphosphate Production

Bad breath or halitosis is an oral condition caused by volatile sulfur compounds (VSC) produced by bacteria found in the dental and tongue biofilms. Fusobacterium nucleatum is a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium that has been strongly associated with halitosis. In this study, essential oils (EO) from three plants, Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum [Oeder] Kron & Judd), peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.), and winter savory (Satureja montana L.), were investigated for their effects on growth, biofilm formation and killing, and VSC production by F. nucleatum. Moreover, their biocompatibility with oral keratinocytes was investigated. Using a broth microdilution assay, winter savory EO and to a lesser extent Labrador tea and peppermint EO showed antibacterial activity against F. nucleatum. A treatment of pre-formed biofilms of F. nucleatum with EO also significantly decreased bacterial viability as determined by a luminescence assay monitoring adenosine triphosphate production. The EO were found to permeabilize the bacterial cell membrane, suggesting that it represents the target of the tested EO. The three EO under investigation were able to dose-dependently reduce VSC production by F. nucleatum. Lastly, no significant loss of cell viability was observed when oral keratinocytes were treated with the EO at concentrations effective against F. nucleatum. This study supports the potential of Labrador tea, peppermint, and winter savory EO as promising agents to control halitosis and promote oral health.

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