Oral Malodor producing bacteria in tongue biofilm

Authors

  • Junaid Ahmed Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal college of Dental Sciences, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore-575001
  • Nandita Shenoy Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology. Manipal college of Dental Sciences, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore
  • Arjun T BDS, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal college of Dental Sciences, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore-575001
  • Ashok Shenoy Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore
  • Muralidhara Yadiyal Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v5i5.637

Abstract

Tongue coating is one of the major reasons for oral malodour. The dorsum of the tongue is a large surface for oral accumulation of microorganisms and debris which leads to putrefaction and release of volatile gases that causes malodour. Oral malodour levels in 52 subjects were assessed by gas chromatography and accordingly divided into two groups: an odour group and a no/low odour group. Tongue coatings were sampled and organisms were categorized. These results suggest that an increase in the number of H2S-producing bacteria in the tongue biofilm is responsible for oral malodour.

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Published

2014-05-30

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 5 (2014): May

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Original Research Articles

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Oral Malodor producing bacteria in tongue biofilm. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2014 May 30 [cited 2026 Mar. 8];5(5):349-50. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/1012