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Posted March 30th, 2008 in Bad Breath Cure

It seems that tea may have some curative effects for bad breath.

In laboratory studies extracts from green tea were mixed with the bacteria associated with bad breath, and was effective at fighting the bacteria’s growth by inhibiting its growth. Toothpaste with green tea extracts was shown to eliminate bad breath bacteria AND kill off viruses in the mouth too.

Black tea was shown to stop plaque from forming and destroys acids that cause tooth deacay.

So there may be toothpastes and mouthwashes on the market in the very near future that contain the extracts of tea!

(Unfortunately, it has to be green tea or black tea, a good old cuppa won’t have the same effect!)

 

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Posted March 12th, 2008 in Bad Breath Cure

Most bad breath can be tracked back to a ‘dental’ cause. But bad breath can also be a sign of other diseases in the body.

Excess ammonia compounds in an exhaled breath may signal liver and kidney disease, elevated acetone levels can indicate diabetes and nitric oxide levels can imply asthma.

Scientists have recently come up with the ‘Breathalyzer’ which blasts a person’s breath with a laser light and detects molecules that may indicate the presence of such diseases.

Laser light can detect and distinguish specific molecules because different molecules vibrate and rotate at distinct frequencies that depend on their composition and structure.

So it should become easier to find out if your persistant bad breath is a sign of poor health rather than poor dental hygiene.

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