AVAILABLE TREATMENTS FOR HALITOSIS

Valenzuela Ramos M.R.; Guillen Chacon A.E.; Merma Cuellar J.; Pérez Machaca C.; Chuhui Arbildo D.; Vílchez Carire L. · Medicina Naturista (2024)

Resumen

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the available treatments for Halitosis. Methods: A search was carried out in the PubMed database, in collaboration with the RAYYAN application that allowed the filtering of articles from the year 1986 to the year 2020 in English. A total of 63 articles were obtained. After classifying the articles by literary review studies or opinion articles, a total of 27 articles were included, which were duly analyzed. Results: Various reasons were found that cause bad breath in rare cases, it is a serious systemic problem that requires diagnosis and treatment, halitosis can be measured by a halimeter, as well as various treatments for it, they can be from a simple brushing or careful oral hygiene or complex treatments, there are antibacterial drugs that help us treat perioral skin infections. Conclusion: The treatment will depend on the diagnosis of each patient, it can be from the simplest to the most complex. Clinical importance: The effective identification of the causes, symptoms and the different available treatments given for prevention in patients with bad breath or halitosis.

Instituciones: Universidad Tecnológica de los Andes