Research Article
Correlations between Perceived Oral Malodor Levels and Self-Reported Oral Complaints
Table 2
Relationships between self-perception of oral malodor and associated parameters.
| | Self-perceived oral malodor | value | | (+) () | (−) () |
| H2S | | | | <600 ppb | 22 | 2 | 0.311 NS | ≥600 ppb | 272 | 63 | CH3SH | | | | <100 ppb | 153 | 41 | 0.106 NS | ≥100 ppb | 141 | 24 | (CH3)2S | | | | <100 ppb | 46 | 8 | 0.624 NS | ≥100 ppb | 248 | 57 | Organoleptic test | | | | Score 0 | 140 | 24 | 0.117 NS | Score 1 | 63 | 20 | Score 2 | 49 | 10 | Score 3 | 18 | 8 | Score 4 | 24 | 3 |
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NS: no significant difference (Chi-square test).
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