About 90% of cases of halitosis or bad breath originates in a problem of the oral cavity and not, as popularly believed, in the stomach, and it is a condition that can be "imaginary" in many cases.
These are some of the key findings today organizers have stressed European Halitosis Symposium organized by the Spanish Society of Periodontology (SEPA) and tomorrow in Madrid brings together leading experts from a problem that affects 1 in 3 adults .
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Although most of the halitosis is closely related to gum disease also affects people of advanced age-especially if taking medications that make them less salivation as antidepressants and drugs for high-, women by hormonal changes and even children for tonsillitis and sinus problems.
SEPA Vice President, David Herrera, stressed the need to raise awareness of a disease "unknown" for the public and professionals in Spain leads to is not quantified the number of people suffering and even most patients presenting to an expert suffer alone "halitophobia" or obsession for a problem that does not really have.
"One always the worst evaluator of his own breath," stressed the coordinator of the Symposium, Dr. Silvia Roldan, who has emphasized the important role that dentists should take on this disease because 60% of cases are associated is gingivitis and periodontitis.
Experts have agreed that the bad breath is still considered "taboo" and this causes the paradox that there are many people with halitosis are not aware of this and are underdiagnosed and, instead, those who do go to a specialist have only "imaginary halitosis" and should treat a psychologist.
"Halitosis is the emergence of volatile sulfur compounds (CSV) in the air expelled from the oral cavity," said Roldan, who has warned of the damage from insufficient oral hygiene should be used-brush, floss and mouthwash, and lingual -scrapers-and even of the negative effects of high protein diets or snuff.
Halitosis treatment is to reduce the number of odor-producing bacteria present especially in the posterior dorsum of the tongue, so experts have pointed out that the professional should step instructions on oral hygiene and periodontal diseases as they are also related to cardiovascular events, premature birth and diabetes.
Furthermore, Silvia Roldan has recommended dentists who use "nose" as the first instrument to detect bad breath and after sulphide portable meters to measure gas concentrations in the breath CSV; "in the near future will enable the electronic nose evaluated by the breath if you have some pathology ", announced.
In Halitosis European Symposium held in Spain, the last similar meeting took place 10 years ago in Barcelona, will present the latest scientific developments on a condition that is particularly investigated in Israel, Japan and the USA (with a more cosmetic), commented Herrera.
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