BAD BREATH/ HAITOSIS/ ORAL MALODOR

DENTAL PLAQUE

Offensive smell coming form the mouth, this has become one of the common conditions seen in the now a days. Most of the people who came to my clinic with this condition were reluctant to say this Halitosis as their chief complaint. As far as what I had seen is that, at least one patient a day visiting my Dental clinic has this complaint.
Halitosis affects the quality of life of the individual. There are several reasons for Halitosis, and out of that more than70% of which comes from local factors mainly due to the release of Hydrogen Sulphide released by the microorganisms harbored in the oral cavity and rest from systemic factors (due to some systemic diseases).

Local Factors Causing Halitosis:

ORAL CANCER

• Calculus deposits 
• Palque deposits
• Bleeding gums
• Aphthous ulcers
• Necrotizing ginsivitis
• Decayed tooth
• Oral Carcinoma
• Periapical abscess

Systemic Factors Causing Halitosis:

BLEEDING GUMS

Diabetes
Gastritis
Stomach or Duodenal ulcers
Kidney disorder
Liver disorder
Lung abscess

TREATMENT:
Oral Hygiene measures to be done, such as scaling

Use of antimicrobial mouthwashes containing Povidone Iodine (Empivodin ® antimicrobial gargle), Chlorhexidine (Hexicure ® mouth wash)

DENTAL CALCULUS

Consulting a physician for curing the systemic condition.

Restoration or extraction of the extraction of the decayed tooth.