A New Portable Monitor for Measuring Odorous Compounds in Oral, Exhaled and Nasal Air

Okayama University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Halitosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01139073

MMorita-BB

Details and patient eligibility

About

The B/B Checker, a new portable device for detecting odorous compounds in oral, exhaled, and nasal air, is now available. As a single unit, this device is capable of assessing several kinds of gases mixed with volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) in addition to other odorous gasses. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the B/B Checker for detecting the malodor level of oral, exhaled, and nasal air.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of oral malodor

Exclusion criteria

• Smoker
• Medical disorders
• Undergoing any antibiotic or other antimicrobial therapy