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Bad Breath
Many
different types of bacteria live, work, and play in your mouth.
They hide in the spaces between your teeth and gums, and in the deep
crevices of your tongue. They eat food left on your teeth after meals. Feasting
on these "leftovers ", bacteria pour out volatile sulfur compounds.
These
volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) give breath its foul smell.
These
are the same compounds associated with rotten eggs and the reason our breath
offends. Trying to cover up this smell with mouthwashes or breath mints does
nothing but temporarily
mask the odor.
Once
you realize that bacteria and the volatile sulfur compounds they create cause
bad breath, you can take real steps to eliminate bad breath once and for all by:
Removing bacteria from gum and teeth and kill VSC’s.
In
some instances bad breath may be caused by medical conditions (liver, lung, and
stomach problems). In a few
instances, it is cause by certain foods. But bad breath from food quickly goes
away. Over 95% of bad breath is caused by bacteria
(germs).
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