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Breath Odors of Oral Origin (Oral Malodor)

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Breath odor or halitosis denotes any type of disagreeable scent felt on a person’s breath ­during exhalation and speech. These odors have many different causes and may originate from ­various locations such as the oral cavity, nasal cavity, upper respiratory tract, and lungs.

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Sterer, N., Rosenberg, M. (2011). Breath Odors of Oral Origin (Oral Malodor). In: Breath Odors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19312-5_2

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