Breath Odors Origin, Diagnosis, and Management

Introduction.- Bad Breath of Oral Origin (Oral Malodor).- Microbial and Biochemical Aspects of Bad Breath.- Odor Perception.- Bad Breath of Nasal and Pharyngeal Origin.- Bad Breath and the Stomach.- Other Sources of Bad Breath.- Laboratory Measurement of Breath Odors.- Diagnosis of Oral Malodor in the Clinic.- Questionnaires and Self Evaluation of Oral Malodor.- Malodor in Specific Populations.- Psychological Aspects of Breath Odor.- Treatment of Oral Malodor: Products and Regimens.- History of Bad Breath.- Future Prospects of Oral Malodor Research.

Nir Sterer gained his DMD from Tel Aviv University in 1997 and, after working as a teaching assistant in the Department of Microbiology at the university, went on to obtain his PhD in 2002. In the same year he was appointed as a researcher and clinical instructor in the Department of Prosthodontics at Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and he later became a researcher in the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology in the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. Since 2012 he has been a senior lecturer in the Department of Prosthodontics, Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University. Dr. Sterer has also worked in private practice since 1998. He is the author of many peer-reviewed journal articles on the subject of halitosis.

Mel (Melvyn) Rosenberg, BSc, MSc, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler School of Medicine and Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University. He was a professor at the university from 1997 to 2009 and also at Holon Institute of Technology from 2011 to 2014. Currently he is an advisor to the President and Head of Keter Innovation Center, Shenkar College. Dr. Rosenberg is a past President of the Israeli Division of the International Association for Dental Research. He was President of the International Society for Breath Odor Research from 2004 to 2007 and co-chaired the 6th International Conference on Breath Odor Research in 2004. He is a past editor of the Journal of Microbiological Methods and has authored almost 100 refereed journal articles.