Breath Odors

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

   Pages 1-3

3. Breath Odors of Oral Origin (Oral Malodor)

   • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

   Pages 5-17

4. Biochemical and Microbial Aspects of Oral Malodor Production

   • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

   Pages 19-33

5. Odor Perception

   • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

   Pages 35-39

6. Breath Odors of Nasal and Pharyngeal Origin

   • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

   Pages 41-46

7. Breath Odors and the Gastrointestinal Tract

   • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

   Pages 47-54

8. Other Sources of Breath Odors

   • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

   Pages 55-58

9. Measurements of Breath Odors and Related Parameters

   • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

   Pages 59-72

10. Breath Odor Diagnosis

    • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

    Pages 73-77

11. Self-Assessment of Breath Odors

    • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

    Pages 79-81

12. Breath Odors, Prevalence, Gender, and Age

    • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

    Pages 83-87

13. Psychological Aspects of Breath Odors

    • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

    Pages 89-93

14. Oral Malodor Management

    • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

    Pages 95-107

15. History of Breath Odors

    • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

    Pages 109-114

16. Future Prospects

    • Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

    Pages 115-116

17. Back Matter

    Pages 117-118

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Bad breath is a common and embarrassing problem that everyone worries about, yet most health professionals still know little about its origins, diagnosis, and treatment. Over the past fifteen years, investigators have studied how bad breath is caused, where the odors originate, and which bacteria and gases are involved. Novel in vitro systems and measurement techniques have been proposed, and clinical studies conducted to compare new and traditional treatments. This illustrated text presents, for the first time, a comprehensive and cohesive science-based approach to bad breath, combining basic research with clinical approaches to diagnosis and treatment. All aspects of the subject are examined thoroughly and critically, including the psychological impact of breath odor and future prospects. The authors draw upon more than thirty years’ combined experience in this field, both in the laboratory and as consultants to thousands of patients in Canada, the US, the UK, and elsewhere.

• Bad breath
• Halitosis
• Microorganisms
• Odors
• Volatiles

From the reviews:

“This reference serves as an important and somewhat overdue look at a health problem often trivialized by advertisements and jokes: bad breath. … In short, Breath Odors should be required reading for every general practitioner across the globe.” (The Electric Review, October, 2012)

• Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Microbiology and, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

  Nir Sterer, Mel Rosenberg

Mel Rosenberg, Ph.D. is Professor of Microbiology at Tel Aviv University, with honorary appointments in the US and UK. He has published widely (including a review in Scientific American, 2002) and lectured worldwide on the subject of breath odor, over the past twenty years. He has developed novel methods of diagnosis and treatment which are used internationally. Nir Sterer, D.M.D., Ph.D. works with Professor Rosenberg at Tel Aviv University and has an appointment at Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University. Together with Prof. Rosenberg, he has proposed a novel theory for the microbial basis for oral malodor, and a novel measurement approach. Dr. Sterer has published many articles on the subject and is inventor of a novel treatment technique.

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