Evaluation of oral and nasal odor in patients with and without cleft lip and/or palate / Avaliação dos parâmetros de halitose bucal e nasal em pacientes com e sem fissura de lábio e/ou palato

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the parameters of halitosis in patients with cleft lip and/or palate and post-graduation students of the Bauru Dental School (FOB) – University of Sao Paulo, taking into account the presence of tongue coating, classified according to its dry weight, salivary flow rate, BANATM test and HalimeterTM oral and nasal measurements, and compare the results of both groups. A total of 40 subjects were examined, which were divided into two groups. Group 1 was constituted by the post-graduation students of FOB, with no complains of bad breath, and Group 2 comprised individuals presenting with repaired cleft lip and/or palate living in the city of Bauru. The concentration of Volatile Sulfur Compounds (VSC) was assessed by means of a portable sulfide monitor (HalimeterTM) and the values were correlated to the resting and stimulated salivary flow rate and to the BANATM test with material collected from the tongue coating and its dry weight. Results were analyzed by means of the dependent and independent t test for the scalar quantitative variables halitosis, salivary flow rate and weight of the tongue coating. The results demonstrated a relationship between the presence of tongue coating and the VSC levels, as well as between both resting and stimulated salivary flow rate and the VSC levels. Group 2 also revealed a significant correlation between the weight of the tongue coating and the resting and stimulated salivary flow rate. There were no significant differences between groups as regards to the HalimeterTM oral measurement, yet Group 1 presented higher values for the HalimeterTM nasal measurements than Group 2. No relationship could be found between the VSC levels and the patient’s perception about his or her own breath. Patients with operated cleft lip and/or palate did not demonstrate any significant differences on the study parameters when compared to subjects without cleft.

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estomatologia halitose fissura lábiopalatina

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