Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology

Evaluation of halitosis using Halitosis Associated Life Quality Test questionnaire and the Etiquette checker device

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Authors
Farida Ghazanfari 1
Shahla Kakoie 2
Amir Reza Gandjalikhan-Nassab 3
Maryam Alsadat Hashemipour 2
1 Dentist, Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center and Kerman Social Determinants on Oral Health Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center and Kerman Social Determinants on Oral Health Research Center and Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
3 Student of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Halitosis is an unpleasant disorder and a common phenomenon in people. The study aim was evaluation of halitosis using Halitosis Associated Life Quality Test questionnaires (HALT) and the Etiquette checker device.METHODS: The questionnaires were given to 345 individuals who referred to the Kerman Dental School and dental clinics, Kerman, Iran. At the same time, their halitosis was evaluated by Etiquette checker device. T-test analysis, chi-squared, one way analysis of variance, Fisher’s exact test and SPSS were used.RESULTS: The prevalence of halitosis was 54%. The analysis of the collected data showed that halitosis in women was more than men (P = 0.86), this disorder was more in individuals older than 35 in comparison with younger people (P = 0.01). This study showed that a significant relationship existed between the HALT score and the Etiquette score.CONCLUSION: There was a significant relation between self-estimated halitosis and higher Etiquette score, therefore HALT questionnaire can be a valid device for evaluating the life quality especially for halitosis.
Keywords
Halitosis
Questionnaire
Life
Quality
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  • Receive Date 12 March 2017
  • Accept Date 12 March 2019