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Article: Mouth bacteria responsible for bad breath
- Article from:
- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- August 24, 2007
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: No matter what I do, no matter what I eat, no
matter how many times a day I brush my teeth, I can't get rid of my
bad breath. This is taking a toll on my social life. I have become
very self-conscious. Do you have any suggestions? - J.A.
ANSWER: Have your breath judged by a third party, one you know
will give you an honest appraisal. Your subjective evaluation of your
own breath might not be accurate.
Close to 90 percent of bad breath originates in the mouth, and
close to 90 percent of it is due to bacteria in the mouth. The other
10 percent of bad breath comes from locations in the lung, the
sinuses, the nose, the digestive tract, the liver or the kidney.
Mouth bacteria ...