Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

I'm confused....I have had a bb problem for a long time....have had some deep cleaning treatments lately so went to a fresh breath clinic for tests to see if improvement has been made..had a halimeter test...after not brushing, eating drinking etc for 12 hours...the reading was 58 (is this low?)...t...

If your problem is blood born..would it come from nasal area as well and would it be 24/7 ? Oral type halitosis ...ie from tongue etc..can that be measured reasonably accurately using a halimeter? If the problem is oral..after 12 hrs of not eating/drinking/brushing teeth would that show up on a hali...

yeah I like this century too...they didn't have PS3 in 1066 and besides I suppose they had better things to worry about than being smelly...like avoiding the plague, sabre tooth tigers and getting an arrow through the head...I'm aware I am mixing my centuries and time lines...heh

Hey,

Do you think in medieval times/victorian times etc that everyone had funky breath due to a lack of toothbrushes etc?

And the streets probably stank due to lack of drains etc so sewage was strewn in the streets ...so..we'd have fitted right in...heh...

Is it best to brush your teeth before breakfast or after?

Again there is conflicting info

maybe I should stop but I feel a little naked without it...if you know what I mean...and the dentist did say that the muscles at the back of my jaw were slightly over developed which made me laugh

What can I use instead...mints? Suck on a tube of toothpaste?

yeah def sugar free...and no the coatings not permanent....it will come off - other people don't have this prob though...and I'd heard that chewing gum sometimes makes things worse and I rely on it...

Hi guys,

whenever I chew gum...which is pretty much whenever I am around fellow humans...I notice it leaves a white coating on my tongue...why is this? Could this be making the problem worse?

I have no cavities...who'd of thunk that would be a bad thing


so...how does one create an acidic environment for the mouth?

Thanks guys...I wasn't sure...he just shoved the straw in my mouth and didn't say anything...I held my breath...realised what I was doing then started mouth breathing for England....blimey this bb thang sends you slightly crazy doesn't it...it would be funny if it weren't so tragic..

Okay...forgive me if this makes me sound like I'm crazy but.... I had a halimeter test on weds...but when the straw was put in my mouth I found myself holding my breath (which is what I usually do when someone is close to my face) and I only remembered to breath near the end of the test...so now I'm...

Thank you Murat...your input on this forum is invaluable

Hi Aydinmur, When you say talk about breath odour v halitosis do you mean breath odour to be transient and caused by external factors..ie: cigarettes, onions etc? Chewing Gum causes halitosis...this is interesting....would you mind elaborating on this..as a great many of us rely on gum to mask the b...

Thanks for the input guys. I am trying to ascertain how bad my problem is as I don't really have anyone to ask. It's def improved since giving up dairy, vigorous tongue cleaning etc but I'm pretty certain it's still there. I am seriously considering going to a Fresh Breath Centre here in London...it...

Thanks Halitosisux...I'm pretty sure mine is oral based and tongue based as I've had my teeth checked and they are fine. I think I'm relatively fortunate in that I have about an hour or two's (absolute maximum) grace after I've brushed my teeth/tongue etc and then the bad taste returns and the odour...