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Bad breath? Halitosis

Is it frequent?
One in three people experience a halitosis (bad breath) problem in their life.

 

Why do we have bad breath?
In 75% of cases, halitosis is of oral origin. The guilty? A group of anaerobic bacteria that produce volatile sulfur compounds. The latter develop more particularly in the absence of oxygen and in the presence of proteins.

 

What are the common cases of bad breath and what to do?

 

 

 

 

Various pathologies at the level of the esophagus, the lungs, the renal or hepatic insufficiency are as many tracks not to be neglected in case of severe halitosis

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