
Halitosis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice
Apr 26, 2022 · Halitosis describes any disagreeable odour of expired air from the mouth. In most cases, it arises from the presence of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), diamines, and short-chain fatty acids in the exhaled air. It is more likely to occur in individuals with oral, dental, and nasopharyngeal disea...
Halitosis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice …
Apr 26, 2022 · Halitosis describes any disagreeable odor of expired air from the mouth. In most cases, it arises from the presence of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), diamines, and short-chain fatty acids in the exhaled air. It is more likely to occur in individuals with oral, dental, and nasopharyngeal diseas...
Halitose - Sintomas, diagnóstico e tratamento - BMJ Best Practice
Mar 13, 2025 · Halitose é o termo usado para descrever qualquer odor desagradável no ar expirado pela boca. Na maioria dos casos, ele se deve à presença de compostos voláteis de enxofre (CVEs), diaminas e ácidos graxos de cadeia curta no ar exalado.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease - BMJ Best Practice
Jan 28, 2025 · Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is defined as 'the condition in which the reflux of gastric contents into the oesophagus results in symptoms and/or complications'.
Halitosis - References | BMJ Best Practice
Halitosis describes any disagreeable odour of expired air from the mouth. In most cases, it arises from the presence of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), diamines, and short-chain fatty acids in the exhaled air.
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
Jul 19, 2022 · Sialadenitis is the inflammation and enlargement of one or several major salivary glands. It most commonly affects parotid and submandibular glands.
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice US
Apr 30, 2024 · Gingivitis is caused by bacterial plaque (dental biofilm) that accumulates daily on the teeth. Results in redness, slight swelling, or "puffiness" of the gums and bleeding on tooth brushing.
Differential diagnosis of symptoms - BMJ Best Practice
Nov 22, 2024 · Haemoptysis is the coughing of blood from a source below the glottis. It can range from a small amount of blood-streaked sputum to massive bleeding with life-threatening consequences due to airway obstruction, hypoxaemia, and haemodynamic instability.
Dental abscess - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best …
Jan 10, 2025 · Dental abscess covers a clinical spectrum from minor well-localised infection to severe life-threatening complications involving multiple fascial spaces.
Fissured, hairy, and geographic tongue - BMJ Best Practice
Jun 15, 2023 · Fissured tongue is usually a normal variant of tongue appearance and is not considered a pathological entity. It generally presents in healthy people; however, it is also seen in association with conditions such as Down's syndrome and geographic tongu