BACKGROUND: Elderly is a person who has reached the age of more than 60 years old. Elderly generally experiences a decreased in oral hygiene, number of teeth, mucosal sensitivity of the oral cavity and xerostomia. Xerostomia can cause the decreased in oral hygiene and cause an increase in bad breath (halitosis). OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to provide information about halitosis score in elderly. METHODS: This was descriptive research with cross sectional approach. The numbers of subject were 30 and obtained by quota sampling. Data collection was done by anamnesis and by measuring halitosis score, using Tanita breath checker. Tanita breath checker is an innovative palm-sized monitor that able to detect and measure the presence of volatile sulfur compound (VSC) by displaying the level of halitosis. RESULTS: Distribution of halitosis frequency in elderly based on gender were more female than male. Distribution of halitosis frequency in elderly based on halitosis score showed that there were fourteen subjects with a halimeter score of 2 while other scores were less than fourteen subjects. Halitosis frequency distribution based on anamnesis, subjects who had bad brea
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