Journal of Bioengineering & Biomedical Science

Nalini Saini

Publications

• Review Article
  Oral Malodor: A Common Oral Problem
  Author(s): Nalini Saini, Puneet Ajwani, Kulmeet Kaur and Amandeep KumarNalini Saini, Puneet Ajwani, Kulmeet Kaur and Amandeep Kumar
  
  Oral malodor, also called halitosis or bad breath, is universally experienced condition that has a variety of etiologic factors. It is extremely common and majority of adult population have had it at some point in time. Halitosis may be physiological, pathological, and sometimes psychological also. Although numerous non-oral sites and many different causes have been correlated to bad breath, an estimated 80 percent to 90 percent of all bad breath odors originate from the mouth, and bacteria are directly responsible for most of the offensive gases. Specific groups of bacteria have been identified with the production of oral malodor, in particular, gram- negative, anaerobic bacteria. The unpleasant smell of breath mainly originates from volatile sulfide compounds (VSCs), especially hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methylmercaptan (CH3SH), and dimethylsulfide [(CH3)2S] result from the proteolytic.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9538.1000108

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