Female are More Prone to Halitosis Due to the Changing of the Hormonal Balance-A Cross Sectional Study in Bangladesh| Biomed Grid

Introduction: Halitosis is the highly public health concern and about female are commonly affect this problem. A steroid sex hormone that acts as an important role in maintaining of oral physiology. The menstrual cycle pointed as a constituent that causes halitosis. The prevalence rate of halitosis during menstrual cycle unknown and various sociodemo graphic factors associated to the halitosis. Objective: The purpose of the survey was to get out the sociodemographic factors that cause halitosis during the menstrual phase. Methods: This study was cross-sectional survey, covering in Dhaka district of Bangladesh and data collecting period February 2017 to January 2018. The menstruation is 28 days between the days menstrual phase-1-4, follicular phase-7-11 and premenstrual phase-24-27 days. Anxiety score measured by using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) questionnaire. Factors of halitosis during menstrual cycle risk measured by cross-tabulation and ordinal logistic regression were used to examine the association between sociodemo graphic factors halitosis during menstrual cycle. Results: Results showed that about 75% of participant were suffering from severe halitosis. In the adjusted model, high-level anxiety versus low-level anxiety (AOR=0.05,95% CI=0.02,0.23) and medium level anxiety (AOR=0.09,95% CI=0.02,2.69); rural versus urban (AOR=3.41,95% CI=1.24,9.34) was significant for malodor during the menstrual phase. Conclusion: This work confirmed the demographic factors were exacerbated oral halitosis during the menstrual phase. Introduction