Frequently
Asked Questions
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Can Mouth
Breathing Cause Bad Breath ?
Most definitely Yes. Mouth breathing will cause dryness of the mouth.
This in turn wil allow the anaerobic bacteria to grow greatly in numbers and
cause a bad breath problem. Many times people mouth breath as they are
congested and therefore can not breath through their nose. If this is the
case the excess mucous they are making will become the food source for the
bad breath bacteria. Worse still are the antihistamines that people take to
dry up this mucous. This causes the mucous to crust on the floor of the
sinuses and cause further swelling and sometimes even bleeding. We recommend
a nasal irrigation system called FESS. You can read more about it on our Links
Page.
Can Kissing
Pass On Bad Breath ?
This topic is little understood. It is widely believed that the answer
is no. Kissing cannot pass on bad breath. Of course the anaerobic bacteria
can be passed from one mouth to the other, just like any infection. But for
the problem to exist the person they have passed too must also have a dry
mouth or nasal problems or something similar to let the bacteria grow in
numbers. Does this happen? I have spoken to patients that insist this is how
they caught bad breath. I suppose time will tell. If you have been kissing
someone with bad breath, I suggest that you clean your mouth with a
Triclosan mouthwash to remove the introduced bacteria, and also chew gum
such as Recaldent to stimulate saliva flow. this is the body's way of
removing the bacteria.
Are Feces
(Fecal Odor) and Bad Breath Related ?
It is unlikely that feces and
oral odor are the same for obvious reasons. What we find in this instance is
that the bacteria of the mouth use the same metabolic chain mechanism to
break down proteins and therefore can cause the same smells. This is similar
to other smell likeness such as rotten eggs and hydrogen Sulphide, or
parmesan cheese and regurgitation.  
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