The portable gas chromatograph OralChroma™

A Tangerman and E G Winkel
Academic Center for Oral Health, Department of Periodontology
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, The Netherlands

From Journal of Breath Research : Published 7 March 2008

abstract url : http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/1752-7163/2/1/017010

Gas chromatography using a specific sulfur detector is the most appropriate method to detect halitosis of different origin (intra-oral and extra-oral halitosis) and should be considered as the gold standard. However, a gas chromatograph is an expensive apparatus and needs trained personnel. The less specific Halimeter is the most used apparatus in halitosis research. In this study a newly developed portable gas chromatograph, the OralChroma™ (Abilit Corporation, Japan), was evaluated for use in the field of halitosis….

Article source : Journal of Breath Research
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