Simple regimen eliminates chronic bad breath

[engrhaider]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Brushing twice a day with antibacterial toothpaste and using a toothbrush with a built-in tongue scraper can eliminate chronic bad breath, according to research presented today at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research in Dallas, Texas.

Chronic bad breath, or halitosis, is often caused by the breakdown of bacteria in the mouth, producing foul-smelling sulfur compounds. It's estimated that 25 percent of adults suffer the embarrassment of chronic bad breath and the percentage may be as high as 50 percent in older adults.

In a 28-day study of 14 adults with chronic bad breath, Peter Moses, a student at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, and colleagues found that brushing twice daily with a toothpaste containing triclosan and scraping the tongue surface eliminated the problem.

Triclosan is an antibacterial agent used in acne medications, hand soaps, detergents and deodorants. "Most toothpastes do not contain triclosan," Dr. Joseph J. Zambon, who was involved in the research, told Reuters Health. Triclosan is found in Colgate Total toothpaste, made by Colgate-Palmolive Co., which sponsored the study.

At the beginning and end of the study, researchers measured mouth air levels of odor-causing bacteria and analyzed tongue scrapings for 20 species of bacteria known to cause bad breath.

According to the researchers, brushing twice daily with triclosan-containing toothpaste and using a tongue scraper reduced levels of odor-causing bacteria in the mouth from an average slightly more than 400 parts-per-billion at the start of the study to an average of 100 parts-per-billion at the end of the 28-day study period.

"All participants eliminated their halitosis after using this triclosan-containing toothpaste and a tongue cleaner," Moses said in a university statement.

"The fear of halitosis, known as halitophobia, sometimes is so great that up to 25 percent of people claiming to have halitosis actually don't," he added. "Halitophobia is associated with obsessive compulsive disorders and even has resulted in s*****e, so there is a need for effective treatments for this condition."

[Larc400]

Is the year 1895 or is my existence going round in a loop?

[Bloorain]

[lastone69]

Wow, too bad i have colgate total which does contain tricloson which makes mouth very dry and hence the bb gets worse with it.

[mike987]

I've been using Colgate Total for months.. Not for a particular reason.. It's just been the one my dad's been buying. My breath is still bad.

Explain yourselves researchers.



What people have been saying about Colgate Total drying out their mouths has had me thinking though.. I might try to pick up an herbal toothpaste or somehting without antibacterial properties.

Can anyone recommend a couple good toothpastes?

[hand over mouth]

Triclosan is found in Colgate Total toothpaste, made by Colgate-Palmolive Co., which sponsored the study.

ok, that's all I had to read.

[sweets07]

just shoot me. reading stuff like this is so upsetting and insensitive.

[emotional rescue]

Can anyone recommend a couple good toothpastes?

¨Dentiste¨ Thootpaste

It´s Natural extracts (mint, cinammon, eucaliptus, salvia,etc) xylitol, and Vitamin C.

Suposedly it helps to reduce morning bad breath, and promote healthy gums, and i think it helps some....

best i tried so far, but you got to find where to order it cause it is selled in Asia.

[jc]

Hi emotional rescue, where in asia is that toothpaste from?

[sharmayne]

"The fear of halitosis, known as halitophobia, sometimes is so great that up to 25 percent of people claiming to have halitosis actually don't," he added. "Halitophobia is associated with obsessive compulsive disorders and even has resulted in s*****e, so there is a need for effective treatments for this condition."

Well then, I guess everyone on this site is halitophobic then, we're all imagining this hell. We all have nothing better to do and don't want to live a normal life. Apparently I'm just paranoid that everyone I meat is just conspiring against me, stepping back, covering their noses and gasping for air and its all in my imagination is it. Colgate toothpaste is the answer to all my problems, give me a break!

[thanatos]

[emotional rescue]

In my case, dentiste thoothpaste didn´t gave any trouble, i really like it, i´m using it for like 4 - 6 moths ago now and i feel is really fresh

I bought it last time in thailand, Bangkok, but i think is selled in malaysia too, and i assume that maybe in some other countries too....

If we find some international shipping i truly recommend it....


Thanatos, where did you buy it???

[thanatos]

[emotional rescue]

Do you remember the website??

Cause I boughted in thailand and i´m not planning to come back....

thanks

[thanatos]