{"id":131,"date":"2025-03-10T22:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-dental.msnordic.com\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2025-09-25T07:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:53:27","slug":"bad-breath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/patients\/bad-breath\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Breath"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"131\" class=\"elementor elementor-131\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7762dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7762dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c898e elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"04c898e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/index.php\/patients\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Patient<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bad Breath<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b9995 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49b9995\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551cce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551cce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Patients<\/span>\u00a0| Bad Breath\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2ed7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d2ed7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7cc0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de7cc0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244aa6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"244aa6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">85% of cases of persistent bad breath originate from the oral cavity.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7980920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7980920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is caused by sulfur fumes produced by bacteria living in the furrows of the tongue. Persistent bad breath does not vary over the day and cannot be compared to the type of bad breath caused by specific foods, garlic, coffee, etc. Bad breath can affect all age groups but is more common in older people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86397cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86397cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can you do to have a healthy mouth?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf183a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf183a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thorough daily dental hygiene and dental check-ups are important. You can only change the bacterial composition by dietary changes and by taking lactic acid bacteria such as ProlacSan\u00ae for the oral cavity. Lactic acid bacteria strengthen your oral cavity by strengthening your biofilm.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c585e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c585e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strengthen your oral cavity with ProlacSan\u00ae Lonzenges lactic acid bacteria.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab46e14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab46e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc546b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dc546b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5007449 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5007449\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0d57a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac0d57a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bad Breath\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0fba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd0fba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chronic bad breath, or halitosis as it is known professionally, is a major problem for many people, regardless of age.<\/p><p>In 85% of cases, the problem is caused by bacteria in the grooves on the upper surface of the back 1\/3 of the tongue. These are so-called gram-negative anaerobic bacteria (i.e. bacteria that live in an oxygen-free environment) that live in the very deep grooves of the tongue. Unfortunately, a toothbrush cannot remove them because they are simply too deep in the tongue grooves.<\/p><p>What causes bad breath is sulfurous fumes produced by bacteria breaking down amino acids containing sulfur atoms. These are the same chemical processes that take place in a sewer.<\/p><p>Therefore, if you are on a low cab- high protein diet, you could aggravate bad breath by getting a lot of amino acids, i.e. protein.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b02b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b02b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1301b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1301b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The mechanism behind the development of bad breath\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3f3ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e3f3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two main players in the development of bad breath and they are two different types of bacteria working together.<\/p><p>One type of bacteria is the one that produces sulfur dioxide and the other type of bacteria is the one that helps to break down carbohydrate side chains.<\/p><p>So the problem of bad breath is much more complex than you might think.<\/p><p>Most of the amino acids supplied come from the diet in the form of glycoproteins, i.e. proteins with carbohydrate side chains.<\/p><p>The carbohydrate side chains have to be cut off before the anaerobic bacteria mentioned above can break them down into sulfur vapors (called VSC: volatile sulphuric compounds).<\/p><p>This &#8220;cutting&#8221; is done by an enzyme called beta-galactosidase. It is an enzyme produced by other bacteria on the surface of the tongue, and is quite differently accessible to the toothbrush, but can also be affected by the composition of your oral bacteria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bfbfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2bfbfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cf1e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3cf1e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Link to periodontal disease\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36b47c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c36b47c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The bacteria that produce the sulfur fungi that cause bad breath are the same ones that cause periodontal disease (gum disease), so the two conditions are linked. This is important because it means that even if periodontitis is brought under control, the bacteria hiding in the deep grooves of the tongue could act as a reservoir for renewed worsening of the periodontitis condition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33afd00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33afd00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/prolacsan-tabletter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-98\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/prolacsan-tabletter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/prolacsan-tabletter-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/prolacsan-tabletter-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200999a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200999a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read more about ProlacSan\u00ae\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00875aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00875aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-6\"><p>The composition of the oral bacteria is influenced by the factors described under &#8220;Oral biofilm&#8221;, but can also be positively influenced, for example, by oral probiotics, i.e. positive bacteria that can outcompete the bacteria causing bad breath.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a02a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a02a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/products\/prolacsan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ProlacSan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8319e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f8319e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65305fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65305fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"367ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FACTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a7dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a7dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The number of people with persistent bad breath (halitosis) varies widely from country to country, ranging from around 10% to over 50% of the population.<\/p><p>85% of cases of persistent bad breath originate in the oral cavity.<\/p><p>You can get bad breath even if you have good oral hygiene.<\/p><p>The bacteria that produce the sulfur fungi that cause bad breath are the same ones that cause periodontitis, so the two conditions are linked.<\/p><p>P.Gingivalis and T.Forsythia are the two bacteria that produce sulfurous fungi in the oral cavity.<\/p><p><strong>If you suffer from bad breath, get a dental check-up before taking any other steps to solve the problem.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Patient Bad Breath Patients\u00a0| Bad Breath 85% of cases of persistent bad breath originate from the oral cavity. It is caused by sulfur fumes produced by bacteria living in the furrows of the tongue. 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