1. You frequently have a bad taste in your mouth.
2. Your breath is interfering with your social or professional success.
3. Somebody has commented on your bad breath, or offered you mints or chewing gum.
4. You feel embarrassed by your breath .
5. You find yourself using either breath mints, mouthwashes, chewing gum, or internal breath fresheners.
6. People step back from you when you are talking to them, or they avoid direct contact with you.
7. You experience a dry mouth or thick saliva on a regular basis and can’t seem to improve the condition.

If you answered yes to any of the above you likely have a breath problem. The good news is that at the Center for Breath Treatment we have a highly effective treatment that has had a 99% success rate.

Chronic halitosis is a condition in which a person produces an offensive odor from their oral or nasal regions and they’re unable to eliminate it through normal oral hygiene techniques, such as flossing or brushing. The occasional “morning breath” most people experience at one time or another is not really true halitosis. Halitosis knows no boundaries when it comes to age, sex, race, or socioeconomic levels. Furthermore, it can be truly demoralizing, and it negatively impacts the lives of as many as 50-80 million individuals in the United States alone. Because it’s such an embarrassing problem we have found that many patients are reluctant to even mention their problem to either their physician or dentist. Another unfortunate fact is that most halitosis sufferers have no idea that they have a breath problem unless somebody directly informs them. People suffering from halitosis have been known to become withdrawn and avoid social situations. There unfortunately have even been documented cases of suicide stemming from a halitosis problem.

There are a number of possible causes of halitosis. Below we have listed some possible causes and have separated them into medical and dental causes.

1.   Sinus infections & abnormal sinus anatomies
2.   Tonsilar infections or tonsiloliths
3.   Lung diseases
4.   Kidney diseases
5.   Liver diseases
6.   Blood disorders
7.   Diabetes
8.   Gallbladder dysfunction
9.   Menstruation
10. Carcinomas
11. Certain foods

1. Extensive dental decay
2. Periodontal (gum) disease
3. Oral infections or abscesses
4. Oral cancers
5. Xerostomia (dry mouth condition). Many medications can contribute to a condition of xerostomia.
6. Oral conditions resulting from post-nasal drips or discharges
7. Allergy conditions
8. A proliferation of specific types of gram negative anaerobic bacteria.