Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

dear aydinmur, thanks for answering. i use zinc-containing toothpaste too, but my impression is that it doesnt work half as good... the toothpaste i use with zinc contains: Aqua, Hydrated Silica, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cellulose Gum, Alumina, Aroma, Sodium Fluoride, Zinc ...

hi!
i found this two studies, the first one's not so uptodate... but it confirms the positive effect of triclosan + a copolymer.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10825862

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14692211

thanks for the link, i think the site's a good source of information.

look at this, interesting too:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18388413

@ hr: this is the one i know by name (just heard about the phone in a stupid tv-show), didn't try it myself. seems to measure sulfid compounds. http://www.gizmag.com/go/1500/ @ deebas: maybe they become nauseous sitting in the back of a bus? the place was better in the front, they needed tickets, th...

very irritating. because thats the only toothpaste i "trust" a little longer...

wikipedia:

Triclosan is an antibacterial and antifungal agent.

just look there for brand-names too. the one i use is colgate total. it seems to be unhealthy, but it's the toothpaste that works best for me (tried everything from therabreath to salt ).

Caprylic acid is the common name for the eight-carbon saturated fatty acid known by the systematic name octanoic acid. It is found naturally in the milk of various mammals, and it is a minor constituent of coconut oil and palm kernel oil. maybe that's why milk helps for you? Caprylic acid is market...

am i right, that your relatives say, you don't smell bad (except your morning breath, renato). and others do tell you?

is it a permanent coating? or is the gum white and maybe just colours your tongue?

i can really understand your thoughts and feelings. and it makes me really depressed, when i read this section. so i usually stay away from here and focus on the cure-things :) i won't let bb make my life worthless. but i really cannot do all the things i like to. i'd like to spend my time with othe...

i started to use it yesterday. tasted really good, but greaaasy (of course ;) ). today in the morning i had mucous somewhere in my throat/nose area. and a horrible smell and taste. hm. i'll continue a few days though. what is really strange (a little off topic) is that my tonge is always in the morn...

some people are just not as sensitive as others on smell. and everyone is of course not as sensitive on familiar smells (habituation).

what reactions do you get? i don't think that you should interpret too much in things like rubbing noses and so on...

it's okay to brush with a regular toothbrush, i have an ultra-sonic tooth-brush too. but you could also use a towel or a silver spoon. or such a tongue scraper... and so on

everything fine with your english

thank you for the detailed answer!