Objective To study the composition of oral microflora in halitosis and provide basis for bad breath treatment. Methods The dilution plate count method was used to count the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria,fungi and actinomycetes respectively. Results The counts of aerobic bacteria( 1180 ± 380) and anaerobic bacteria( 680 ±100) in non-halitosis specimens were lower than those of aerobic bacteria( 7200 ± 800) and anaerobic bacteria( 12520 ± 120) in halitosis specimens respectively,with significant statistical significance( P〈 0. 01)...