Evaluation of oral and nasal odor in patients with and without cleft lip and palate: preliminary report.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate oral and nasal halitosis parameters in patients with and without clefts.


METHODS
Randomized and prospective study. Patients with and without clefts were evaluated as to oral and nasal halitosis.


METHODS
University of São Paulo, Bauru Dental School and Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru, Brazil.


METHODS
Twelve patients with clefts and 12 without clefts were evaluated, and no exclusion criteria were followed.


METHODS
Nasal and oral halitosis were measured with the use of a portable sulfide monitor during a single visit.


RESULTS
One hundred percent of the patients with clefts had altered values for volatile sulfur compounds. Only 33.3% of the patients without clefts had at least one strong value for nasal halimeter measurements, and 58.3% of these patients showed alteration in the nasal values. Statistical evaluation, made using the Mann-Whitney U test, classifying the nasal halimeter values as normal, weak, and strong, showing a statistical significant group difference (p = .003). There was no significant difference in the oral halimeter values between the two groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with cleft lip and palate had a tendency to present higher values for the nasal halimeter measurements, when compared with patients without clefts.
Monteiro-Amado
Flávio
F
Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil. flavio.amado@bol.com.br
Montenegro Chinellato
Luiz Eduardo
LE
Tárzia
Olinda
O
Rubo de Rezende
Maria Lúcia
ML
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D006209:Halitosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013440:Sulfides / Q000032:analysis
D013440:Sulfides