Methods of judging mouth odor
US6723501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/487
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Convenient methods for judging mouth odor with the use of an artificial mouth odor prepared by a convenient method which load any burdens neither on the operator nor on the subjects. Saliva collected immediately after wake-up is cultured under anaerobic conditions and head space components of the thus cultured saliva are analyzed, or anaerobic bacteria contained in the collected saliva are counted.
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