Concha Bullosa as a Cause of Rhinological Halitosis

Objective: Sinonasal diseases are one of the main causes of foul breath. Disruption of mucus drainage leading to bacterial putrefaction is the leading factor of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) production. Concha bullosa (CB) is also one of the factors affecting mucus drainage. Its effect on foul b...

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Main Authors: Eren Yılmaz, Mustafa Caner Kesimli, İbrahim Yağcı, Aytuğ Altundağ
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-12-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat
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author Eren Yılmaz
Mustafa Caner Kesimli
İbrahim Yağcı
Aytuğ Altundağ
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description Objective: Sinonasal diseases are one of the main causes of foul breath. Disruption of mucus drainage leading to bacterial putrefaction is the leading factor of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) production. Concha bullosa (CB) is also one of the factors affecting mucus drainage. Its effect on foul breath was investigated in this study.Materials and methods: Sixty patients were included in the study. The participants were selected from those complaining of halitosis, who have CB formation on at least one side, and pathologic VOCs, hydrogen sulfide, methylmercaptan, and dimethylsulfide levels in their OralChroma measurements. The patients were divided into two groups. Surgery was applied to 32 patients, and no treatment was given to 28 patients. The VOCs levels were evaluated using OralChroma.Results: Sixty patients with a mean age of 36.5 years were included in the study. Before and after the operation of concha bullosa and also when the surgical group and control groups were compared, the decrease in methylmercaptan values was shown to be statistically significant (p<0.05).Conclusion: Concha bullosa should be considered in the etiology of halitosis in cases with no determined cause and high methylmercaptan values.
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spelling doaj-art-0406d44ef07d472d9a0dabfc5447dc292025-08-20T02:58:01ZengIstanbul University PressThe Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat2602-48372023-12-0133412312710.26650/Tr-ENT.2023.1344644123456Concha Bullosa as a Cause of Rhinological HalitosisEren Yılmaz0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-9699Mustafa Caner Kesimlihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-0394İbrahim Yağcı1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2039-8362Aytuğ Altundağ2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0794-5050İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstinye Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeBiruni Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeObjective: Sinonasal diseases are one of the main causes of foul breath. Disruption of mucus drainage leading to bacterial putrefaction is the leading factor of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) production. Concha bullosa (CB) is also one of the factors affecting mucus drainage. Its effect on foul breath was investigated in this study.Materials and methods: Sixty patients were included in the study. The participants were selected from those complaining of halitosis, who have CB formation on at least one side, and pathologic VOCs, hydrogen sulfide, methylmercaptan, and dimethylsulfide levels in their OralChroma measurements. The patients were divided into two groups. Surgery was applied to 32 patients, and no treatment was given to 28 patients. The VOCs levels were evaluated using OralChroma.Results: Sixty patients with a mean age of 36.5 years were included in the study. Before and after the operation of concha bullosa and also when the surgical group and control groups were compared, the decrease in methylmercaptan values was shown to be statistically significant (p<0.05).Conclusion: Concha bullosa should be considered in the etiology of halitosis in cases with no determined cause and high methylmercaptan values.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/EF69AD5699D74953B0731D37DA945916halitosisconcha bullosavocsoral chromamethyl mercaptan
spellingShingle Eren Yılmaz
Mustafa Caner Kesimli
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Aytuğ Altundağ
Concha Bullosa as a Cause of Rhinological Halitosis
The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat
halitosis
concha bullosa
vocs
oral chroma
methyl mercaptan
title Concha Bullosa as a Cause of Rhinological Halitosis
title_full Concha Bullosa as a Cause of Rhinological Halitosis
title_fullStr Concha Bullosa as a Cause of Rhinological Halitosis
title_full_unstemmed Concha Bullosa as a Cause of Rhinological Halitosis
title_short Concha Bullosa as a Cause of Rhinological Halitosis
title_sort concha bullosa as a cause of rhinological halitosis
topic halitosis
concha bullosa
vocs
oral chroma
methyl mercaptan
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/EF69AD5699D74953B0731D37DA945916
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