Conventional mouthwashes only temporarily mask bad breath. The alcohol found in mouthwashes generally dries the mouth making it more susceptible to odour causing bacteria. Ask participating dentist s for a recommendation regarding a preferred mouthwash. This is often a common problem for people whose jobs require them to talk constantly. Talking dries the mouth which encourages bacteria that cause bad breath. Talking more can dry the mouth and proliferate more odour causing bacteria.

Yes. Sugarless gum can help with bad breath by stimulating saliva flow. Saliva acts as a natural mouthwash cleansing the teeth of bacteria and the food particles that bacteria feed on. Saliva also dissolves the volatile sulfur particles which cause bad breath.

It's hard to do (All personal problems are hard to address) but try and be courageous and ask a close friend, preferably a partner with whom you are intimate, better still we highly recommend the tanita breath tester to accurately monitor such levels. They will normally give you an honest answer, providing you phrase the question correctly.

People may be unaware that they have halitosis, or think they have a problem when they don't. The best way to check is to ask a family member or close friend for their opinion. Alternatively lick your wrist, starting from the back of the tongue to the tip. Allow the saliva to dry for 10 seconds and then smell the area for any unpleasant odours.

Yes! In most cases bad breath (halitosis) is caused by bacteria living in your pet's mouth. PetzLife Oral spray and gel are specially formulated to kill bacteria on contact, so as your pet's mouth becomes healthier breath becomes fresher.

Halitosis is caused by a variety of factors, including periodontal disease smoking, oral infections, poor home care, digestive problems, dry mouth and some systemic diseases. We carefully examine anyone with halitosis to determine the cause so that we can treat it properly.

The truth is that it is extremely difficult to judge this individually. You may be aware if your halitosis (bad breath) becomes severe.

If you notice people seem to draw away from you in conversation or if a partner seems reluctant to want to kiss you, then you may have a problem!

The degree of severity does depend on the cause. If you have long standing, untreated gum disease, then probably your halitosis will vary from severe to very socially unacceptable. Milder forms of gum disease (Gingivitis) may cause very few episodes of obvious halitosis. If you allow your mouth to dry (which is almost unavoidable during sleep) then halitosis tends to worsen. Some medications will also cause dryness of mouth (e.g. antidepressants, duretics).

Absolutely YES! Most bad breath can be treated and then prevented by understanding the causes and then applying thorough and scrupulous methods of cleaning round the mouth. Click here to find out about our Fresh Breath Kit. It is also wise to consult a dentist directly for advice about any dental cause of halitosis, particularly established gum disease (Periodontal disease) or decayed (Carious) teeth.

Bad breath is not contagious. It is caused by common body bacteria breaking down proteins in the mouth for metabolism. You cannot cough on someone and give them bad breath. However, it is certainly possible to transfer bacteria to another person by kissing them. But these bacteria would need to be transferred to a receptive bad breath environment. In other words, quite possibly you already have bad breath and did not realise it.

Bad Breath bacteria live all through the mouth, throat and nasal areas, as well as the gums. Therefore people that floss infrequently will have a buildup of these smelly anaerobic bacteria and their sulphur compounds trapped in the biofilm below the gums. But this amount of gum bacteria is not enough to cause bad breath, but rather a bad taste. Bad breath needs to come from a larger source of bacteria (that collected on the back of the tongue and throat).