Halitose na geriatria: diagnóstico, causas e prevalência

• Autor(a) principal: Guiotti, Aimée Maria [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Goiato, Marcelo Coelho [UNESP], dos Santos, Daniela Micheline [UNESP], Turcio, Karina Helga Leal [UNESP], Zuim, Paulo Renato Junqueira [UNESP], Gonçalves, Heloisa Helena Silva Bolzan, Fantasia, Ricardo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://apcdaracatuba.com.br/revista/2014/10/v35n122014.htm; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/133250
• topic: Geriatric Dentistry; Halitosis; Oral hygiene; Dental prosthesis; Odontologia geriátrica; Halitose; Higiene bucal; Prótese dentária

Halitosis is the unpleasant odor of exhaust air through the mouth and lungs. There are over 50 causes, and approximately 90% of cases, is of oral origin. May have physiological origin (stress, breath of morning, fasting, and inappropriate diets), local reasons (bad oral hygiene, bacterial plaque retained on the tongue and/or tonsils, lower production of saliva, gum disease) or systemic reasons (diabetes, kidney or liver problems, constipation, etc.). In the Third Age, this problem tends to increase significantly. Thus, the aim of this study was to detect the presence of halitosis in the geriatric group attended in the dental clinic of UNIRP, identifying their incidence and principal causes. The sample consisted of 48 volunteer patients aged 60 years or older and included more than 90% of patients treated in this age group. It was performed a anamnesis and physical examination. The intra-oral halitosis was detected using a breath meter (halimeter). In the group studied, approximately 54.16% had halitosis, 84.61% of these were users of the prosthesis. The tongue coating was present in 80.76% of individuals with halitosis. After brushing the tongue, 88.46% of patients with halitosis have had the initial index oral malodor decreased. Based on the results of this study it was concluded that factors as dental prostheses and tongue coating are critical factors in causing halitosis.