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Article: Bad breath.(HEALTH)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- December 7, 2006
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Byline: Dr. Eduardo G Gonzales
Please write about bad breath in your column. What causes it? How can it be prevented? Which mouth wash available in the market is really effective in preventing bad breath? -- John P., Manila
Transient bad breath affects everyone occasionally. It is often caused by what we eat or drink. The odor of certain pungent foods such as onion, garlic and radish has the habit of regurgitating with the gas that we expel from our stomach when we burp.
Likewise, foods that contain volatile oils (such as those present in garlic, onion and other spices) frequently foul our breath temporarily because the volatile oil these food ...