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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Howard Diamond, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Donald L. Musinski, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Diamond General Development Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for diagnosing the presence and extent of halitosis activity are disclosed. A method includes assaying for the presence of sulfides on the surface of a subject's tongue in order to determine the concentrations of sulfides in the fluids.