I have mouth odour? A touch in the hollow of one’s Hand does not clarify the. But the unpleasant question that can be discretely resolved. First give instructions to other self-tests, but who want to know exactly, you should go to the dentist.
Suspected to suffer from bad breath, is a unique disease findings is difficult, because Sufferers do not notice your bad smell from the mouth often. Because even a touch in the hollow of one’s Hand no longer causes any particular rejection, because many perceive their own vapours with the time.
A first indication of other self-tests do not replace a diagnosis by a doctor. If in doubt, sorry to ask supporting persons close to an honest opinion or go to your dentist.
Self-control: the wrist Test and a saliva sample
To find out if bad breath is present, people can perform a first self-checks at home. The wrist-Test, for example, you drive your tongue over your wrist, wait until the saliva dries and smell it. As a further variant, it is the saliva sample. Feel sorry for spitting supporting a small amount of saliva in a small jar and seal it. After a few minutes the lid open, because the bacteria produced sulfur compounds that cause the bad smell, Affected in the saliva. In addition, the ability to swipe with the Finger over the posterior back and the smell afterwards, or used dental floss as the dental plaque provides the first references. However, this approach represents no reliable detection methods.
To The Person
Christoph Sliwowski is the implant head, the dental clinic of Düsseldorf in the St. Vinzenz-hospital.
Experts provide clarity
On the basis of smell, doctors have already received the first indications of a possible disease. Because, depending on the cause the exhaled air to the nose smells when the mouth is closed otherwise. The suspicion of a Halitosis, dentists perform a breath test to gain certainty. Using a hose to remove the person Concerned of a breath sample directly from the mouth, which is then tested by the bad breath for traces of sulfur compounds. A more sensitive Sensor in the device measures the concentration of these gases, and displays the measuring value in ppb (parts per billion). The higher the concentration, the worse the smell. It is only bad breath that is caused by lack of dental hygiene, the proportion of sulphur compounds in the breath low.
The Patient suffers from chronic complaints, the display due to a higher concentration of Bacteria. So also in diseases with Halitosis often occurs as a Symptom, such as, for example, infections of the intestinal tract, a sore throat, or metabolic diseases such as Diabetes mellitus. In these cases, physicians seek, in consultation with the house doctor on the basis of the clinical picture after a solution approach. For this, the expert examines the patient on the stomach or kidney diseases as well as disorders in the esophagus. Cases of poisoning have, for example, an acetone-containing breath. Depending on the cause of bad breath dentists refer patients to appropriate specialists.