During 45 minutes Dr. Betty Vandekerckhove gave a clear and instructive lecture on halitosis – bad breath.
She discussed the study that included more than 2.000 halitosis patients treated in the Halitosis clinic at the University of Leuven. This study shows that in more than 85% of the cases, the cause of halitosis will be found in the mouth, on the tongue to be exact. Other causes, such as gastro-intestinal and ENT causes, occur less frequent. A surprisingly 15,7% of the causes is psychological: the halitophobia. Patient thinks he has halitosis.
In the 2nd part of the lecture Mrs. Vandekerckhove explained the protocol of the halitosis clinic in Leuven, how to approach patients, how to determine and measure bad breath, how to diagnose and how to treat. |
