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Friday, 27 June 2003 |
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| 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Svenska Massan G1, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored |
| Assessing Oral Malodor - Established Methods and Emerging Technologies |
| * Poster files available online |
Sponsored by: Oral Health Research |
| Description: Within the last few years there has been a dramatic increase in the commercialization of oral care products for the diagnosis and treatment of oral malodor (bad breath). Comparison of product efficacy has been difficult due to the lack of a gold standard means for measuring the offending compounds. Valid and reliable assessment methods are necessary to evaluate and substantiate treatment claims. The intent of this symposium is to provide investigators and industry sponsors with information about innovative technologies and reliable methods for assessing offending compounds. A further aim is to help build consensus among investigators as to appropriate methods for measuring and evaluating oral malodor. The following topics will be covered in this symposium: 1) The development of an invitro model for screening product efficacy by integrating conventional microbiological techniques to simulate the dynamic environment of the oral cavity (S. Pilch, Colgate Palmolive, New Jersey, USA); 2) The use of the electronic nose, a technology that is being adapted to discriminate offending breath odors from tongue flora (S. Nachnani, University Health Resources Group, California, USA); 3) Results from a 15-year longitudinal study on the relationship between oral malodor and plaque, gingivitis, periodontal diseases and systemic conditions (B. Söder, Karolinska Institute, Sweden); and 4) The relationship between concentrations of malodorant compounds and odor judge scores using the commonly employed intensity scale (J. Greenman, Univ. West England, UK). It is anticipated that this symposium will not only be of interest to those involved in designing protocols and conducting clinical investigations but also to agency groups that regulate and or certify products that claim to treat oral malodor. This symposium is supported by Colgate-Palmolive Co., USA and Quest International, UK |
| Chairperson: P.A. LENTON |
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9:00 AM | Chair's Opening Remarks |
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9:05 AM | Predicting Model for Malodor Treatment
S. PILCH, Colgate Palmolive Company, Piscataway, NJ, USA |
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9:30 AM | Electronic Nose as an Assessment Technique for Oral Malodor
S. NACHNANI, University Health Resources Group, Culver, CA, USA |
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9:55 AM | Oral Malodor in Relation to Plaque, Gingivitis, Periodontal Diseases and Systemic Conditions
B. SÖDER, Institute of Odontology, Huddinge, Sweden |
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10:20 AM | The Relationship Between Concentration of Pure Malodourants and Organoleptic Scores on the 0 - 5 Intensity Scale
J. GREENMAN, University of West England, Bristol, England |
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10:45 AM | Panel Discussion |
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11:00 AM | Concluding Remarks |
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