Study on the organoleptic intensity scale for measuring oral malodor

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-85

  Greenman, J ^a   Duffield, J ^a   Spencer, P ^a   Rosenberg, M ^b   Corry, D ^a   Saad, S ^a   Lenton, P ^c   Majerus, G ^c   Nachnani, S ^d   El Maaytah, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d University Health Resources Group   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Odor judges; Oral malodor; Organoleptic intensity scale; Volatile compounds (VCs); Volatile sulphur componds (VCSs)

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; DISULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ISOVALERIC ACID; METHANETHIOL; METHYLAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SKATOLE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BUTYRATES; DISULFIDES; HALITOSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LINEAR MODELS; METHYLAMINES; ODORS; PENTANOIC ACIDS; PUTRESCINE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKATOLE; SMELL; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 1542442751     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910408300116     Document Type: Article

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