Accuracy of a portable breath meter test for the detection of halitosis in children and adolescents.
Journal
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
ISSN: 1980-5322
Titre abrégé: Clinics (Sao Paulo)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101244734
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
12
02
2020
accepted:
04
05
2020
entrez:
16
9
2020
pubmed:
17
9
2020
medline:
21
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This study aimed to determine the accuracy of the Breath-Alert™ portable breath meter (BA) for the detection of halitosis in children and adolescents, considering the organoleptic test (OT) as the gold standard in this assessment. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 children (aged 6-12 years). OT was performed by three independent examiners on a single occasion, obtaining three scores of 0-5 points on the Rosenberg's organoleptic scale. The median of the three evaluations for each child was used for analysis. BA was used according to the manufacturer's instructions, with breath odor scored from 0-5 points. Scores ≥2 on both tests were considered indicative of halitosis. A total of 26 (17.3%) and 23 (15.3%) children were detected with halitosis on the OT and BA tests, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the BA scores for the detection of halitosis were 80.76% and 98.38%, respectively. The positive and negative predictive values for BA were 91.3% and 96.06%, respectively. In the present study involving children, who require fast, practical examinations, BA proved to be an auxiliary tool to OT for the detection of halitosis in the practice of pediatric dentistry, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32935823
pii: S1807-5932(22)00472-0
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2020/e1764
pmc: PMC7470429
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Sulfur Compounds
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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