The information is out there in many microbiology and dental journals. If your health care professional were interested in treating you, I'm sure he would have taken the time to look for this research. In fact, I will soon be entering the 5th year of performing this treatment, and for the first time, The American Dental Association finally agreed with what I have been saying all this time...Bad breath originates on the back of the tongue and in the throat.

No. That's because the bacteria that are always on the back of the tongue and in the throat, digest this mucous (because of high protein content) & then break it down into sulfide molecules, which cause the bad breath & bitter, sour taste.

Good question. It is impossible to smell your own breath by cupping your hand up to your nose and smelling. Your body is designed in such a manner, that you cannot detect your own odor this way. However, you may want to wipe the top surface of your tongue with a piece of cotton gauze and smell that. (That's probably the most honest way.) Also, you can judge the reaction from others. Our patients tell us that they are no longer offered gum and mints and people no longer step away from them. It has significantly changed their confidence and improved their lives.

No. Almost all commercial toothpaste's contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (a soap that is only in toothpaste in order to create a foaming action, so that you think that something is actually happening.) It has no beneficial effects at all. It will also inhibit the potency of the active ingredients. Secondly, almost all mouthwashes contain alcohol. And as you know alcohol makes the mouth drier, which will then make the breath and taste worse. Anyway our products work..others don't! Plus our toothpaste tastes great and makes your teeth whiter!

The only way to effectively stop these bacteria from producing these Volatile Sulfur Compounds, is to use a chlorine dioxide based product. No other compounds will perform this action. The bacteria reproduce every 10-12 hours and that is why the treatment must be done throughout the day. After several months, there is a residual effect, whereby the medication has a longer lasting feeling. Some patients are then able to get by with performing the procedure only twice daily, however, for the best results, most perform the procedures three times daily. Many patients use between 1-2 bottles of rinse per month. A large toothpaste lasts about 2 months per person. If you stop, the problems will come back again, because the bacteria will recognize the difference after a few days.

Those little round globules are known as Tonsilloliths and they are most definitely related to Halitosis and sour taste. They are created by sulfur gases produced by these bacteria (which are located across from the tonsils in the throat area). The sulfur gas mixes with the mucous and thick saliva in the back of your throat and after a period of time, condense into these concentrated, odorous globs. They are only present when one has tonsils, but not in all cases. (I have had many patients who have actually had their tonsils removed due to misinformation from physicians about this problem. Of course, these patients still had bad breath after having the tonsillectomy, because BAD BREATH DOES NOT START IN THE TONSILS! (only on the back of the tongue). However, it can branch off into the tonsils, secondarily.

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