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Int Dent J

Title:		The relationship between alcohol consumption and oral malodour
Author(s):		Suzuki N; Yoneda M; Naito T; Iwamoto T; Yamada K; Hisama K; Okada I; Hirofuji T;
Address:		"Department of General Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Tamura, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. naojsz@college.fdcnet.ac.jp"
Journal Title:		Int Dent J
Year:		2009
Volume:		59
Issue:		1
Page Number:		31 - 34
DOI:
ISSN/ISBN:		0020-6539 (Print) 0020-6539 (Linking)
Abstract:		"OBJECTIVE: To analyse the relationship between alcohol consumption and oral malodour. SUBJECTS: 235 individuals, aged 46.5 +/- 15.3 years (mean +/- SD), who complained of oral malodour. METHODS: An organoleptic test (OLT) was used to estimate the degree of oral malodour, gas chromatography was used to measure volatile sulphur compounds (VSCs), and a questionnaire was used to gather data about the subjects' habits related to alcohol consumption. RESULTS: Of the 55 individuals who consumed alcohol daily, 17 (30.9%) had strong malodour (OLT score, 4), and there were significant differences among the 'daily', 'sometimes', and 'no alcohol' groups (Kruskal-Wallis test, p < 0.01). The daily group also had a higher VSC concentration than the 'sometimes' and 'no alcohol' groups (t-test, p < 0.05), and there was no difference in the VSC concentration among the subjects with strong malodour. Analyses of the relationships between drinking habits and the clinical factors causing oral malodour revealed that daily drinking was positively associated with a probing pocket depth > or = 5 mm (chi2 test, p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: This study found an association between daily alcohol consumption and strong malodour, especially related to periodontal disease"
Keywords:		"*Alcohol Drinking Chromatography, Gas Female Halitosis/*classification Humans Hydrogen Sulfide/analysis Male Middle Aged Occult Blood Oral Hygiene Periodontal Pocket/classification Saliva/chemistry/metabolism Smell/physiology Smoking Sulfhydryl Compounds/;"
Notes:		"MedlineSuzuki, Nao Yoneda, Masahiro Naito, Toru Iwamoto, Tomoyuki Yamada, Kazuhiko Hisama, Kazuhiro Okada, Ichizo Hirofuji, Takao eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2009/03/28 Int Dent J. 2009 Feb; 59(1):31-4"