Comparison of oral malodors before and after nonsurgical periodontal therapy in chronic periodontitis patients

Background/purpose: Periodontal diseases have been considered as a source of oral malodor or halitosis. Improvement of oral malodor in chronic periodontitis patients has recently been observed after nonsurgical periodontal therapy in combination with tongue cleaning and/or chlorhexidine mouth rinsin...

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Main Authors: Sao-Shen Liu, Earl Fu, Hsiao-Pei Tu, Min-Wen Fu, Chia-Te Lin, E-Chin Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790217300041