title: [Halitosis, foetor ex ore].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the results of a multidisciplinary approach on halitosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive.
  
  
  METHODS
  University Hospital Leuven, Belgium.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the data on etiology, diagnosis and therapy of halitosis, obtained by a multidisciplinary team consisting of ENT specialists, periodontologists and a psychiatrist. Malodour was confirmed by a halimeter.
  
  
  RESULTS
  491 patients, equally males and females, with a concentration between 20-50 years of age were seen. Oral causes (87%) were due to tongue coating (51%), gingivitis (17%), periodontitis (15%) or combinations 17%). The other 13% causes were due to ENT-related problems (4%), both ENT and oral (3%), digestive tract (1%) and presumed psychic (5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Halitosis is a rather unknown medical problem that often can be solved by a multidisciplinary approach.
authors.affiliation: Dienst Neus-, Keel-, Oorziekten, Gelaat- en Halschirurgie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, België.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delanghe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bollen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Steenberghe
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feenstra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006209:Halitosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Halitose, foetor ex ore.