Bad Breath Intro
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Millions of people suffer embarrassment due to bad breath. The technical name for bad breath
is "halitosis." Take a walk down the personal care aisle of any drug or grocery Store and
you will find product after product all dealing with this condition.
Before we can discuss how to get rid of bad breath, we need to have an
understanding of the causes and symptoms.
Interesting to note is the fact that dental hygiene was practiced as far back as
ancient Greece and Rome. The Greeks used to chew on anise seeds. Anise tastes
like licorice. The Romans discovered that chewing on parsley would disguise the smell
of alcohol on their breath. They were probably unaware that parsley is high in
chlorophyll which turns carbon dioxide into oxygen making it a natural as one
of the first breath fresheners.
Everyone has an occasional problem with bad breath which is why Americans spend
more than $200 million a year on products to freshen the breath. Pills,
mouthwash, breath mints, toothpaste and more comprise this industry.
Our discussion addresses these as well as other more serious sides of
the condition. Bad breath that is persistent, consistent and resistant to
normal remedies can be symptomatic of a more serious condition. That is
what we will discuss in this series of articles.
WHAT IS BAD BREATH?
Bad breath is the side effect of the action taken by certain bacteria that
live in the mouth, the tongue and the tonsils. The fact is that we
all have these bacteria in our mouth. These bacteria pretty much remain
dormant until some action in their environment causes them to change.
Because they are anaerobic and sulfur producing, when they react to these
changes they produce chemicals compounds. Some of these compounds smell and
taste terrible like hydrogen sulfide which smells like rotten eggs and other
compounds. We will discuss some of these odors and possible relative
odors further on.
In the next article, we will look at the primary causes of bad breath.
There are also a number of miscellaneous articles about Bad Breath.
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