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Volume 2 Issue 3 (July-September, 2014)

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CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES OF HALITOSIS- A REVIEW
Manoj Kumar, Rahul Garg, Taruna Khosla, Gaurav Kansal, Yatish Bansal, Neha Bansal

1- Gurunanak Dev Dental College Sunam,
2- Department of Orthodontics , Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Dental College & Hospital,
3- Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Dental College & Hospital,
4- Department of Periodontics, Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bathinda,
5- Department of Prosthodontics, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute Sriganganagar.
6- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute Sriganganagar.

Year: 2014 // Volume: 2/ / Issue: 3/ / Page: 78-82
This article can be cited as: Kumar M, Garg R, Khosla T, Kansal G, Bansal Y, Bansal N. Clinical Perspectives of Halitosis- A Review. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(3):78-82.

Halitosis is offensive breath to others, caused by a variety of reasons including but not limited to periodontal disease, bacterial coating of tongue, systemic disorders and different types of food. Gram-positive bacteria produce little or no malodor; most Gramnegative bacteria are potent producers of odoriferous compounds. Treatments corresponding to the causes of oral malodor include mechanical or chemical tongue cleaning, periodontal disease treatment, oral hygiene instruction and mouth rinses or mouthwashes.

 
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