[Halitosis, foetor ex ore].
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.
Delanghe
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G
Dienst Neus-, Keel-, Oorziekten, Gelaat- en Halschirurgie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, België.
Bollen
C
C
van Steenberghe
D
D
Feenstra
L
L
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
Halitose, foetor ex ore.