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Dr. Joseph Tonzetich (deceased) is considered [by whom?] the modern-day pioneer in bad breath research. During the 1960s and 1970s in particular, Tonzetich and colleagues established that volatile sulfur-containing compounds were key identifiable gases in oral malodor.
Estimated rates of bad breath vary from 6% to 50% of the population. [1] Concern about bad breath is the third most common reason people seek dental care, after tooth decay and gum disease. [2] [3] It is believed to become more common as people age. [1] Bad breath is viewed as a social taboo and those affected may be stigmatized.
Halitosis appears to be the most common manifestation of ORS, [6] with 75% complaining of bad breath, alone or in combination with other odors. [7] The next most common complaint was sweat (60%). [7] Although all individuals with ORS believe they have an odor, in some cases the individual reports they cannot perceive the odor themselves.
Patients with those symptoms claim to have chronic body odor and bad breath despite a completely normal or even higher hygienic standard. An alternative diagnosis if no odor can be confirmed by a reliable third party, patients may be experiencing Olfactory Reference Syndrome - a condition where they exhibit obsessive-compulsive type symptoms ...
Mel Rosenberg (Hebrew: מל רוזנברג) was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1951.He grew up in Ottawa and immigrated to Israel in 1969. He received his Bachelor of Science from Hebrew University (1973) and went on to pursue both his Masters of Science (1975) and Ph.D. (1982) at Tel Aviv University.
A Halimeter is an instrument for measurement of the level of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) in the mouth.. Halimeter was introduced in the early 1990s as an adjunct method for determining halitosis (bad breath, oral malodor) levels, alongside human assessment of odor levels (the latter is considered the gold standard).
Smell as evidence of disease has been long used, dating back to Hippocrates around 400 years BCE. [1] It is still employed with a focus on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in body odor. [ 2 ] VOCs are carbon-based molecular groups having a low molecular weight, secreted during cells' metabolic processes. [ 3 ]
Many of these solutions aim to control the volatile sulfur compound–creating anaerobic bacteria that live in the mouth and excrete substances that lead to bad breath and unpleasant mouth taste. [11] [10] [36] [37] [38] For example, the number of mouthwash variants in the United States of America has grown from 15 (1970) to 66 (1998) to 113 ...