LOCALIZATION |
FREQUENCY |
DISEASES |
MOUTH |
90% |
Dental caries, periodontal diseases, tongue coating, exposed tooth pulps, healing wounds, interdental food impaction, dentures not cleaned properly, restorative crowns not well adapted, ulcerations, Dry mouth, fistula, and oral cancer. |
ENT AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM |
8% |
Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis, foreign body in nasal or sinusal cavity, bronchitis, bronchial carcinoma, bronchiectasis |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |
1% |
Regurgitation esophagitis, Hiatal hernia, Helicobacter pylori infection |
OTHERS |
1% |
Kidney insufficiency, Hepatic failure, Diabetes, Psychogenic factors, Halitophobia, Starvation, Trimethylaminuria, Some foods such as garlic, onions, meat, fish, and cheese, Habits: smoking, alcohol |
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