BAD BREATH (HALITOSIS)

What is bad breath?

BAD BREATH IS THE RESULT OF SMELLS AND WASTE FROM BACTERIA THAT LIVE IN THE MOUTH AND THROAT.

Halitosis or bad breath is defined as noticeable unpleasant odour that emanates from the mouth which is objectionable and undesirable to others. It is one of society's oldest and most troublesome social maladies. It is caused by volatile sulphur compounds.

For the majority of people (85-90% of those who have bad breath halitosis), the single most frequent cause of bad breath problems are the bacterial that live in their mouth.

Bad breath remains a taboo subject and most people realise that they cannot rely on their friends, work colleagues, partners to let them know when they smell the odour from their mouth. Most of your friends will avoid you rather than tell you about your breath for the fear that you may get upset.

An extensive survey carried out by the British Dental Association some years ago found that bad breath was rated as the number 1 turn-off for everybody, no matter what their age or gender.

Bacteria consume food and excrete waste. Bad breath is caused by volatile sulphur compounds (VSC's) excreted by oral bacteria as waste. The term "volatile" simply describes the fact that these compounds evaporate readily, even at normal temperatures. The extreme volatility of VSC's explains how these compounds have the ability to offend those around us, instantly.

While volatile sulphur compounds are the main causative agents of bad breath, the bacteria that live in our mouth may produce other waste products too. Some of these have their own unique and unpleasant smell.

Everyone has some amount of these unpleasant compounds in their breath. Fortunately, however, at low levels these odorous compounds cannot be detected by the human nose. It is only when the amount of these compounds becomes elevated that others can detect our "bad" breath.

Having bad breath at work can put you in a difficult situation with your co workers and your boss. Nearly half of those surveyed by the British Dental Association say that having bad breath can lower the odds of getting a promotion.

Causes of Bad Breath

Most bad breath originates from the tongue. If this is not the cause, then there may be another reason.

BLIS K12™ has been shown to help people with odour problems originating from the tongue.

Periodontal Disease

The periodontal pocket provides an ideal living place for bad breath bacteria. The smell from bad breath from Gingivitis or Periodontitis is caused by bacteria that release Methyl Mercaptan (a volatile sulphur compound). This compound is also toxic to mouth tissue and can accelerate a gum problem. Methyl Mercaptan is probably the most offensive of the bad breath smells. It is also responsible for the old wives tale that bad breath comes from the stomach or gut.

Sinus

Sinus conditions can have an effect on the quality of a person's breath. Upper respiratory infections and allergies can create postnasal drip that deposits onto the back of a person's tongue (by way of the oral-nasal pathway found in the area of a person's soft palate). This discharge often has a foul taste and smell on its own but to make matters worse the oral bacteria will feed upon this discharge and create their own smelly waste products, thus adding to the problems the person is having with bad breath.

Dry Mouth

Have you noticed that your breath is probably least pleasant in the morning when you first wake up? This is because during the night a person's mouth dries up somewhat, due to the human body's natural tendency to reduce salivary flow when a person sleeps. This same souring effect is sometimes noticed by anyone else whose mouth has become dry after having to speak for a prolonged period of time. Also, people who breathe through their mouth, people who are fasting, or otherwise under stress, can find that they have comparatively dry mouths and therefore persistent problems with breath odours.

MYTHS ABOUT BAD BREATH

There are many myths about taking care of bad breath. Here are two:

Myth #1: Mouthwash will make bad breath go away.

Antimicrobial Mouthwash will only get rid of your bad breath temporarily. Using mouthwash you also risk killing good or beneficial bacteria.

Myth #2: If I brush my teeth, then I shouldn't have bad breath.

The truth is that most people only brush their teeth for 30 to 45 seconds, which is far from ideal. To sufficiently clean all the surfaces of your teeth, you should brush for at least 2 minutes at least twice a day. Billions of bacteria live on our tongue. To maintain good oral hygiene, it is important to clean your tongue. BLIS K12™ Fresh Breath Kit has a tongue cleaner. It's equally important to floss because brushing alone won't remove harmful plaque and food particles that become stuck between your teeth and gums.

BLIS K12 FRESH BREATH KIT IS THE ANSWER

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The product, BLIS K12™ Fresh Breath Kit, contains the beneficial oral bacteria Streptococcus salivarius K12 that promotes and maintains fresh breath!

BLIS K12™ Fresh Breath Kit will help to restore the balance of bacteria to that found in the mouths of people with healthy breath. BLIS K12 Fresh Breath Kit is unique as it promotes and maintains fresh breath, rather than temporarily masking the problem odours.

BLIS K12™ Fresh Breath Kit is clinically proven to produce long term fresh breath. The majority of sufferers of chronic bad breath showed significant improvement in their overall breath score after using BLIS K12™ Fresh Breath Kit.

Important Notice: BLIS K12 Fresh Breath contains high strength anti-bacterial mouthwash designed to kill the odour causing bacteria. Like any other high strength anti-bacterial mouthwash, it does not distinguish between good and bad bacteria. There is a key difference. BLIS K12™ Fresh Breath Kit also contains BLIS K12™ lozenges full of good bacteria that will repopulate your mouth and throat in high numbers of beneficial BLIS K12™ Streptococcus salivarius, a bacteria demonstrated to reduce bad breath.

Billions of bacteria live on the tongue. To maintain good oral hygiene, the BLIS K12™ Fresh Breath Kit also contains a tongue cleaning tool.

RESEARCH: Here is an independent study done in Switzerland. "Antimicrobial activity of Streptococcus salivarius K12 on bacteria involved in oral malodour"

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