Halitosis and aesthetic dentistry
Kinya HIGUCHI（１）, Shun-ichi HONDA（２）
（１）Higuchi Dental Clinic, （２）Honda Dental Clinic Med. Co〔Purpose〕
Patients who have granted an esthetic demand tend to worry about other esthetic defects one by one. Therefore, they always have an esthetic need to repeat treatments. They wish to get not only visible beauty but invisible beauty such as fresh breath.
80% of Japanese think about oral malodor to a certain extent and 20% of them seriously worry about it. To deodorize oral malodor is an important desire for the people to have aesthetic dentistry. I will introduce Honda’s method to deodorize oral malodor clearly and safely with dedicated breath care goods.
Many patients worry about halitosis even if they do not generate odor. These patients are oral malodor syndrome and they need further treatment such as instruction of lifestyle and oral care habits, care of anxiety and psychotherapy. This method is also able to lead to remission with comprehensive therapy.
I will present the facts of oral malodor syndrome and treatment results.
Higuchi, Kinya DDS PHD
Higuchi Dental Co. Med. Osaka Japan
〔Education〕
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1981-1987
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DDS, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistr
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1987-1991
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PHD, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry
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〔Hospital Positions〕
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1991-1993
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Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Matsusaka City Hospita
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1992-1993
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Director of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Matsusaka City Hospital
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1993-1995
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Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Dental Hospital of
Osaka University
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1995-2004
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Director of Alice Dental Clinic
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2005-2012
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President of Higuchi Dental Clinic Co Med
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〔Affiliated Academic Societies〕
The Japanese Academy of Malodor Syndrome
Japan Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
Japanese Society of Oral Medicine
Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
The Japanese Stomatological Society
Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Dentistry
Japanese Society of Dry Syndrome
Excellent Breath Alliance Clinics
〔Positions〕
Director of The Japanese Academy of Malodor Syndrome
Academic commissioner of Excellent Breath Alliance Clinics
[Publications]
- Higuchi K, Honda S et al.: Relationship between tongue color analyzed by
L*a*b* color space and inspection items associated with halitosis. J The
Jpn Acad Malodor Syndrome, 3：11-21，2012.
- Higuchi K and Honda S: A study of strengths between the halitosis which patients of oral malodor syndrome and uncomfortable matters related halitosis (abstract). J The Jpn Acad Malodor Syndrome, 2：42，2011.
- Higuchi K, Honda S et al.: A change of various inspection items by halitosis
treatment and a relationship between sensory tests and them (abstract).
J The Jpn Acad Malodor Syndrome, 1：46，2010
- Higuchi K; A change of activities of anaerobes through the therapy of physiological oral malodor. Proc. Clin. Breath Odor Res. 3: 25-26, 2009.
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