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Halitosis - Management
Basis for recommendation
These recommendations are based on referral guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for suspected cancer [NICE, 2005], expert opinion published in a narrative review [Porter and Scully, 2006], and feedback from CKS expert reviewers.
Referral to a dentist for people with halitosis
- The recommendation to consider referring all people with halitosis (including people without pathological causes) to a dentist is based on feedback from some CKS expert reviewers. This is because some oral diseases (such as periodontitis) may be difficult to diagnose by visual examination alone.
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