Bad breath, halitosis, treatment, diagnosis

Bad breath or halitosis can be a serious handicap on your social or business life. It is a source of embarrassment and shame. However, you no longer have to let halitosis affect your lifestyle. Using the latest technology, researchers have developed the halimeter, a device that can actually measure the extent of your halitosis problem. This instrument along with the organoleptic test (smelling your breath with the nose), can quantify the bad breath gases so that the doctor can determine if the treatment is reducing the odors over time. Halimeters are a help to diagnosis but cannot take the place of the actual smelling of the breath in diagnosis and treatment. Some dentists also use a culture test for bacteria and others will use a microscope to help identify which bacteria are causing your problem. Not all these techniques need to be used to properly diagnose and treat a person with bad breath / halitosis.

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