Article: FIGHTING HALITOSIS MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS CLEANSING THE TONGUE BACTERIA LURKS IN TINY FISSURES.(Lifestyle)

Plagued by chronic bad breath? Chances are you can blame it, not on your diet, teeth or gums, but on your tongue. And the solution may be as simple as adding a daily tongue cleaning to your regular brushing and flossing routine.

Depending on who is counting, 25 million to 85 million Americans have halitosis, an unpleasant, even repugnant odor emanating from their mouths that may cause others to recoil upon close contact or to stand at a distance during conversations.

``Dragon mouth,'' or the fear of it, has Americans spending about $1 billion a year on mouthwashes, breath mints, sprays, drops, gums and other products that they hope will mask an obnoxious ...

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