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- Chronic bad breath - specialists can't help: I have chronic bad breath. I have consulted a stomach specialist, a nose-ear-throat specialist, and a couple of dentists. No one has any answers for me. I brush well two to three times a day and use listerine. Do have any answers for me. ...Visitor from MA (answer)
- Therabreath and Oxyfresh - Is there something stronger? I have been suffering with bad breath for two years now. I have used Therabreath and Oxyfresh products. These seem to help some, but not enough. I went to a periodontist and he cleaned my tongue with Oxyfresh and sent me on my way. Is there someone that can prescribe something stronger like a antibiotic or something? Visitor from NJ (answer)
- Oxyfresh and Dry Mouth products don't help: I have been battling bad breath for the past 10 years. This problem has effected every avenue in my life. I am an office professional who has constant dealings with the public, so therefore this problem makes it very difficult to function on a daily basis. I have had surgery to remove my wisdom teeth and also corrective pocket surgery, but to no avail has this helped the breath problem. I alternate visits with my general dentist and my periodontist and they tell me to just keep flossing, brushing and using mouth washes. My kids have told me they smell my breath, and coworkers have also told me in unspoken terms that they smell it too. Please advise me of what to do because I have tried everything over the counter from dry mouth products to the oxyfresh. ...Visitor from NC (answer)
- Can't get rid of awful smell: I seem to be radiating a foul fecal smell. I have been to the doctor and he said he cannot pin point where the smell could be coming from. The only thing I can think of is I had a front upper (UL1) tooth root filled 25 years ago. It is also crowned and has a post inserted as well. Although it isn't giving me any pain I'm wondering could it be giving off a bad smell. I have been to the dentist and he has xrayed it but nothing showed up. But the dentist said that if the post has gone out through the tooth at the root it is not showing on the xray but it still could be and the xray just isn't able to show it. CAN A ROOT FILLED TOOTH GIVE OFF A BAD SMELL? I am not aware of a bad smell myself but I have been told by others that I radiate this bad smell off me and it smells awful like a bad gas smell or worse like a fecal smell. As you can imagine it is very embrassing and humiliating and worse because I cannot find out where it is coming from to treat it. I have always been very hygiene conscious showering every morning, washing my hair, brushing my teeth, flossing etc. But now I am even more so. but still that awful smell persists. When I walk into a room within minutes someone says "what is that awful smell?" and I could just die. It really has got me very depressed and I prefer not to go anywhere unless I really have to. ...Visitor from Northern Ireland (answer)
- Need something that works - not overpriced products: I brush my teeth 7 times a day, and scrape my tongue. I cannot escape my bad breath. I have good hygiene, but no one would know that by smelling me. I overhear people saying I dont brush my teeth and other rude comments. I have tried the over priced tooth pastes and rinses. I have done the halometer in the past. I complained to my Drs and dentists and no one cares to do anything to help me. The worse thing is the social impact all this has caused me, not to mention I feel like I lost my job behind this. I am in desperate need of someone who can actually help me, not just try to sell me overpriced products that DONT WORK. Is there anyone that takes a medical AND dental approach combined? Someone in this country should be able to solve this problem, we have put men on the moon for goodness sakes! ...Visitor from CA (answer)
- What is causing bad breath? My husband has had really really bad breath for over 4 years. It's like a rotten smell and seems to worsen if he eats red meat. If he eats things with garlic its a different smell.. it really soaks into his pores and the smell comes out his nose. At his last dentist visit he was told to floss and that his gums were infected. I try to encourage better hygiene however I think he gets discouraged when nothing seems to work. Should we be concerned with other health problems or could this all be from an unhealthy mouth? ...Visitor from VA (answer)
- Bad odor and taste: Usually when someone has bad breath, they themselves cannot tell. However for this past year I've been experiencing bad breath to the point where I can smell it when I yawn, cough, clear my throat and sometimes while eating. I brush and floss at least 3 times a day and my dentist says my gums are in great shape with no disease. I'm begining to think it's coming from my sinuses with post nasal drip. Also, I have been dating someone for this past year who has been diagnosed with some gum disease and has bad breath fairly regularly although its not horrible most of the time. Is it possible that kissing can transfer bacteria from his mouth to mine? The problem only started since I've been with him. ...Visitor from OH (answer)
- Halitosis from Sleep Apnea? I have been having chronic halitosis for almost 3 years now. I have been to 2 breath specialists, an ENT, Periodontist, dentist, etc. I have periodontal disease. I have had it for a long time. I just had the deep root planning gum cleaning. I use the hydrofloss 2 times a day. I am overweight and have severe sleep apnea which dries out my mouth. I do use the peridex mouth rinses and the chloride dioxine mouth rinses. I use a tongue scraper, and nothing has worked. I am curious if the sleep apnea is the main cause or not. The breath specialist seems to think so. I do have 6mm periodontal pockets. So my main question is, would the source be from my periodontal disease or the sleep apnea?
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- Life long bad breath: I have had bad breath almost all my life. I brush my teeth, floss, I have bought every possible mouthwash in the stores. Sometimes when I brush, some of my gums bleed and other times when I'm flossing my gums bleed sometimes. I would like to go just one week without bad breath. I stay away from people because of my condition. I have gone to see dentist and they say my breath is not as bad I think, that some people have worst breath. I really don't care about other people's breath, only mine. My breath is so bad that if in a car I sense people are uncomfortable about my breath. HELP! ...Visitor from CA (answer)
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