Influencing factors in the halitosis / 대한구강보건학회지

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to analyze the factors that influence adults halitosis. METHODS: The subjects of this study were 186 adults aged from 35 to 69, between April 4 and May 30, 2012. Data were analyzed with t-test, one-way ANOVA, and binary logistic regression analysis SPSS 19.0. RESULTS: The most influential factor of VSCs was halitosis perceived by others (OR 5.18; 95% CI 1.82-14.70), which was followed by oral respiration (OR 3.65; 95% CI 1.28-10.41), and O'Leary index (OR 3.40; 95% CI 1.55-7.46) in the order. The influential factors of ammonia were respiratory disease (OR 30.72; 95% CI 1.85-51.37), gastrointestinal disease (OR 12.28; 95% CI 1.78-44.79), missing tooth (OR 3.75; 95% CI 1.57-8.92), periodontal pocket (OR 2.61; 95% CI 1.10-6.18), tongue brushing (OR 0.38; 95% CI 0.15-0.95), and oral prophylaxis (within a year) (OR 0.31; 95% CI 0.13-0.75). CONCLUSIONS: Halitosis is the result of complex actions among individual characteristics, systematic disease, oral health state, and health behavior.