Jesica Dadamio

KU Leuven | ku leuven · Department of Oral Health Sciences

At the moment there are no clear protocols for the assessment of bad breath. An organoleptic evaluation is still the reference. To date there are several tools available to detect and quantify specific compounds related to halitosis. This paper reviews the available information on three sulphur monitors (OralChroma™ (CHM-1), Halimeter® and Breathtr...

A new device (BB Checker®) able to detect malodour compounds has recently been made available. This retrospective analysis aimed at evaluating the usefulness of this device as adjunct tool for the diagnosis of oral malodour. Data from 100 consecutive volunteers with bad breath complaints attending their first consultation at a halitosis clinic were...

This study aims to analyze the correlation between Solobacterium moorei (S. moorei), both on the tongue and in saliva, and several oral malodour- and clinical parameters. Data from 193 patients visiting a halitosis clinic were used for analysis. A questionnaire assessed their general health, allergies, medication, smoking habits and oral hygiene. F...

One out of four people suffers from persistent bad breath. In most of the cases, the cause can be found in the mouth, with the presence of tongue coating as the leading factor, followed by gingivitis and periodontitis, and it is referred to as oral malodor. Because oral malodor is the result of the degradation of organic substrates by anaerobic bac...

The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of mouthrinses formulations in oral malodour. This single-centre, double-blind, randomized, parallel group clinical trial compared the efficacy of Halita™ and meridol® with and without zinc lactate versus negative and positive control. Volunteers with confirmed oral malodour (18/group) rinsed with on...

A clear relationship between tongue coating and oral malodour has been observed in many clinical trials. Why or when this coating is formed remains an open question. The aim of this study was to analyse possible factors related to the presence of tongue coating in a population complaining from oral malodour. Patients were recruited from a halitosis...

The diagnosis of asymptomatic cirrhosis in patients with liver disease is of importance to start screening for complications in due time. Liver biopsy is neither sensitive nor practical enough to be used as a frequent follow-up test in patients with chronic liver disease. The volatile organic compounds present in exhaled breath offer the possibilit...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of a simple colorimetric chair side test detecting amines in saliva as an adjunct test in the oral malodour diagnosis. Non-stimulated saliva samples were collected from 100 volunteers with different degrees of oral malodour. The amount of amines detected by the test was estimated clinically (colorim...

Introduction: Until now the application of biogenic amines as clinical markers of oral malodour has been limited because of technical complexity. Objectives: This study aimed to characterize a colour reaction caused by a newly discovered diamine oxidase, isolated and purified from Lathyrus cicera seedlings, detecting amines in saliva. Methods: The...

Introduction: Until now, the application of biogenic amines as clinical markers of oral malodour has been limited because of the complexity of the techniques for their detection. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility, as an adjunct test in the oral malodour diagnosis, of a simple colorimetric method able to detect amines in...

Until now, the application of biogenic amines as bio-markers of oral malodour has been limited because of the complexity of their detection. This study explores the usability of a simple colorimetric reaction detecting amines in saliva as an adjunct test for the diagnosis of oral malodour. The colour reaction caused by a newly discovered enzyme cap...

Measurement of volatile sulphur compounds (VSC) by portable sulphur monitors (Halimeter, OralChroma) is a common practice for diagnosis of oral malodour. In this study, the clinical value of these devices was examined. Two hundred and eighty patients with bad breath complaints attending a halitosis consultation were enrolled. Organoleptic scores we...

The aim of this paper was to analyse the aetiology and characteristics of 2000 patients who visited a multidisciplinary bad breath clinic in Leuven, Belgium and to correlate organoleptic ratings with portable device measurements. The characteristics and aetiology of breath malodour of two thousand consecutive patients who visited a halitosis consul...

El laboratorio de microbiología clínica requiere, en cada una de las etapas del procesamiento de las muestras, un adecuado control de calidad. Debido a que no se encuentran disponibles localmente esquemas interlaboratorio que evalúen etapas iniciales del análisis microbiológico, el objetivo del trabajo fue desarrollar y evaluar mediante una "prueba...

The microbiology laboratory requires an appropriate quality control in each stage of the sample procedure. To date, interlaboratory studies that evaluate the initial stages of microbiologic analysis procedures have not been reported. The development of a lyophilized sample for isolation control and identification of microorganisms (mo) was performe...

Clostridium difficile has been recognized as the most important enteric pathogen of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in adults from industrialized countries. The importance of C. difficile as a cause of diarrhea in ambulatory patients appears underestimated or under-recognized. Since the 1980's, outbreaks of CDAD have been increasin...