Article: Sewer breath.(If Symptoms Persist)

Halitosis. The medical term for bad breath is "halitosis." The clinicalese, of course, doesn't make it redolent but it does allow enough distance (pardon the pun) to analyze the condition.

Causes of Bad Breath. You cannot fully and permanently mask bad breath on a diet of mints and mouthwashes. Rinsing the mouth with these products, without finding out the cause of foul breath, gives the false confidence of getting up close to that special someone. Big stench of a mistake. The usual suspects are:

* Food -- the top bad breath generators are onions, garlic, and coffee. Some spices have such strong odors that others have to be restrained from spray-deodorizing the ...

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