Expert tips on how to get the most from your Interscan Halimeter®
Since approximately October, 2002, the heart of the Halimeter® has been a powerful microprocessor. While certainly powerful, microprocessors can also be sensitive to power surges—just like your computer. That’s why we are recommending the use of a surge protector with your Halimeter®. Some good brands—available internationally—include: APC Belkin Tripp-Lite Generally, the most basic model should…
With more than ten years of history, and thousands of units in the field as a living laboratory, we have seen what works—and what doesn’t work—in this business of treating oral malodor, with the aid of the Halimeter®. Here, then, are… Interscan’s Seven Rules For Success With The Halimeter® 1. Treatment of oral malodor in your…
The classic argument used to justify empirical treatment (a treatment based on observation and experience, but not specific diagnostic evidence) of a medical condition goes something like this: If a patient presents with a headache, would you send him out for a battery of costly tests, or rather tell him to take two aspirins,…
Technical Background The vast majority of oral malodor originates with the anaerobic bacterial degradation of sulfur containing amino acids within the oral cavity, resulting in the emission of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methyl mercaptan (CH3SH), and dimethyl sulfide (CH3SCH3), collectively referred to as volatile sulfur compounds (VSC). The Halimeter® responds to all three volatile sulfur compounds,…
The following remarks and instructions assume a properly zeroed and calibrated Halimeter®. Many Halimeter® users want to know what concentration of volatile sulfur compounds (VSC) constitutes a finding of “bad breath.” If the answer to this question is to have any consistency, it is clear that the method of obtaining the breath sample must not…