Bad breath halitosis affects many people in many ways. Many people have bad breath problems for many years. For others, their bad breath problems surface only occasionally. Whatever the case, the reason for the problem is generally the same.

To prevent the bacteria from producing the offensive odors, we must inhibit the reactions that take place between the bacteria and the substances that they are feeding on. The odors that we think of as bad breath, are actually waste products excreted by the microorganisms that live in our mouth.