Is halitosis also caused by Helicobacter pylori?

There are many clinical causes of halitosis, the first is oral problems, such as dental caries, periodontal disease, etc. Food residues, bacteria are not easy to be removed and cause anaerobic growth, and produce a large number of volatile sulfides with odor, can show halitosis, under normal circumstances, can be eliminated through brushing gargle and saliva itself self-purification. In addition, respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, cirrhosis and so on can cause halitosis, the most common is the digestive tract infection Helicobacter pylori, stomatology many halitosis patients in the elimination of oral diseases, after examination found that there is Helicobacter pylori infection, after regular sterilization treatment, most patients 'halitosis can be significantly reduced or disappeared. Helicobacter pylori has urease, which can hydrolyze urea to produce ammonia and carbamic acid, carbamic acid can degrade ammonia gas, and ammonia has peculiar smell, so part of it floats out of the mouth directly through the digestive tract, and the other part is brought to the alveoli through the blood. After gas exchange, it causes halitosis.