The vice president of the Spanish Society of Periodontology (SEPA), David Herrera, and Dr. Silvia Roldán, European Symposium coordinator Halitosis SEPA to be held today in Madrid, have warned that it is estimated that 90% of patients with halitosis are "underdiagnosed" and "undertreated".
Experts also reject the idea that the origin of this disease is in the stomach and sent to a report of SEPA, which both are authors, showing that 90% of cases of halitosis has its origin in some problem of the oral cavity and, of those, 60%, or is associated with some type of periodontal disease such as gingivitis or periodontitis.
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Furthermore, 40% of cases of halitosis is linked with a mismatch in the back of the tongue as a result of an accumulation of bacteria and approximately 7% is associated with pathology otolaryngologist, and are more suffer niñosquienes .
It is a condition that affects approximately one third of the population and that goes far beyond cosmetic implications, as it may warn of the presence of other health disorders. Its appearance is due primarily to the presence of volatile sulfur compounds in the air expelled from the oral cavity.
In fact, a number of factors modifying the production of these malodorous compounds that contribute to modulate both quality and quantity, as is the composition of the bacterial population, the physical-chemical conditions present in the oral cavity, protein substrates and amino acids.
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