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Hal

i
tosi
s(badbr
eat
h)
Hal
i
tosi
s,orbadbreat
h,i
sdef
inedasasetofunpl
easantorof
fensi
veodour
sthatemanat
e
f
rom t
hemout h.

Causes.
.

 Tobaccochewi
ng

 Smoki
ng

 Poordent
alhy
giene

 Dr
ymout
h

 I
nfect
ioni
nyourmout
h

 Met
abol
i
cdi
sor
der

 Medi
cat
ions

 Food-thebr
eakdownoff
oodpar
ti
clesi
nandar
oundy
ourt
eet
hcani
ncr
easebact
eri
a
andcauseadourodor
.

Sy
mpt
oms.
.

 Awhi
tecoat
ingont
het
ongueespeci
all
yatt
hebackoft
het
ongue.

 Dr
ymout
h.

 Mor
ningbadbr
eat
handbur
ningt
ongue.

 Thi
cksal
i
vaandaconst
antneedt
ocl
eary
ourt
hroat
.

 Const
antsour
,bi
tt
ermet
all
i
ctest
.

Di
agnosi
s..

 Yourdent
istwi
lll
i
kelysmell
botht hebreat
hfrom yourmouthandthebreat
hfrom y
our
noseandratet
heodoronascal e.Becausethebackofthetongueismostoft
enthe
sour
ceofthesmell,
yourdenti
stmayal soscrapei
tandrateit
'sodor.

 Hal
i
met
er-t
hisdet
ect
slowl
evel
sofsul
fur
.

 Gaschr
omatography-t
hist
estmeasuresthreev
olat
il
esul
furcompounds:
hydr
ogen
sul
fi
de,
methylmercapt
ananddimethy
l sul
fi
de.

 BANAtest-t
hismeasur
esl
evel
sofaspeci
fi
cenzy
mepr
oducedbyhal
i
tosi
scausi
ng
bact
eri
a.
Tr
eat
ment
s..

 Forcausesrelat
edt ooralhealt
h,yourdent
istwil
lworkwi
thy
out
ohel
pyoubet
ter
contr
olthatcondit
ion,dentalmeasuresmayi ncl
ude.
.

 Mouthrinsesandtoothpastes.Yourdent
istmayal
sorecommendatoothpast
ethat
cont
ainsanantibact
erialagenttoki
llt
hebacter
iat
hatcausepl
aquebui
l
dup.

 Tr
eat
mentofdent
aldi
sease.

Li
fest
yleandhomer
emedi
es.
.

 Br
ushy
ourt
eet
haf
tery
oueat
.

 Fl
ossatl
eastonceaday
.

 Br
ushy
ourt
ongue.

 Cl
eandent
uresordent
alappl
i
ances.

 Av
oiddr
ymout
h.

 Adj
usty
ourdi
et.

 Regul
arl
ygetanewt
oot
hbr
ush.

 Schedul
eregul
ardent
alcheckups.

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