We distributed the “Questionnaire for halitosis” to 100 halitosis patients who visited our clinic. We compared and analyzed the results of the questionnaire between two types of halitosis, self halitosis patients (dental psychosomatic disease without bad breath) and real halitosis patients with bad breath.
Some differences were revealed between the two, such as age, treatment experience, brushing time, oral symptoms, and daily disturbance because of halitosis. It was also revealed that all the halitosis patients had some grade of psycholosical problems.
It was concluded that to treat any kind of halitosis patients, not only the dental treatment but also the psychosomatic approach was necessary.
