The assessment of methyl mercaptan, an important clinical marker for the diagnosis of oral malodor

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 555-559

  Awano, S ^a   Koshimune, S ^a   Kurihara, E ^a   Gohara, K ^a   Sakai, A ^a   Soh, I ^a   Hamasaki, T ^a   Ansai, T ^a   Takehara, T ^a  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bad breath; Clinical marker; Gas chromatography; Halitosis; Methyl mercaptan; Oral malodor; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

METHANETHIOL; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; ROC CURVE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SMELL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 4043143482     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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