Dudzik Agata, Chomyszyn-Gajewska Maria
Przegl Lek. 2014;71(5):274-6.
Halitosis, or bad breath occurs in 25 % of the population. 85% of the causes are located within the oral cavity (for example: periodontitis, pathologicaly coated tongue or poor oral hygiene). This is the reason why the dentist is often the first person, who sees patients presenting this problem. While some patients feel that their breath smells bad, people with genuine halitosis usually do not notice this fact, which has been called the "bad breath paradox". For people in whom symptoms of halitosis are not present, and yet they complain about having them, psuedohalitosis or halitophobia are described. The phenomena responsible for the increase in the number of cases of halitophobia and pseudohalitosis are advertising of oral hygiene products and the fact that patients pay more attention to the quality of mouth odour. It is important to make a correct diagnosis, identify the causes of the disease and to take appropriate steps in order to cure the patient. The paper presents, on the basis of literature, causes of pseudohalitosis and halitophobia and describes the treatment of patients who have been diagnosed with these conditions.
口臭在25%的人群中存在。85%的病因位于口腔内（例如：牙周炎、舌苔病理性覆盖或口腔卫生不良）。这就是为什么牙医常常是首位接诊有此问题患者的人。虽然有些患者觉得自己口气难闻，但真正有口臭的人通常并未意识到这一点，这被称为“口臭悖论”。对于那些没有口臭症状却抱怨有口臭的人，则称之为假性口臭或口臭恐惧症。导致口臭恐惧症和假性口臭病例增多的现象是口腔卫生产品的广告宣传以及患者对口气质量更加关注。做出正确诊断、确定病因并采取适当措施治愈患者很重要。本文基于文献介绍了假性口臭和口臭恐惧症的病因，并描述了已被诊断患有这些病症的患者的治疗方法。
