An objective assessment of halitosis in children with adenoid vegetation during pre- and post-operative period

• Published in: International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology Vol. 88; pp. 47 - 51
• Main Authors: Dinc, Mehmet Emre, Altundag, Aytug, Dizdar, Denizhan, Avincsal, Mehmet Ozgur, Sahin, Ethem, Ulusoy, Seckin, Paltura, Ceki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adenoid; Adenoidectomy; Adenoids - pathology; Adenoids - surgery; Adolescent; Breath Tests; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Chromatography, Gas; Female; Halitosis; Halitosis - epidemiology; Humans; Hydrogen Sulfide - analysis; Hypertrophy; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Ear Ventilation; Nasopharyngeal Diseases - epidemiology; Nasopharyngeal Diseases - surgery; OralChroma; Otolaryngology; Pediatrics; Postoperative Period; Sulfhydryl Compounds - analysis; Sulfides - analysis; Sulfur Compounds - analysis; Treatment Outcome; Volatile sulfur compounds; Halitosis; Adenoid; Volatile sulfur compounds; OralChroma; Adenoidectomy; adenoid; volatile sulfur compounds; halitosis; adenoidectomy

Although most specialists in otorhinolaryngology and pediatrics find halitosis to be a common problem in children with adenoid hypertrophy, there are no objective data on this topic in the literature. Whether adenoid hypertrophy is a risk factor for halitosis or whether halitosis is a sign of adenoi...