The Bad Breath Blog

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Shelly’s Bits and Pieces has posted her TheraBreath review. She has reviewed our TheraBreath toothpaste, oral rinse and mouth wetting lozenges. In her review, Shelly discusses her ongoing battle with dry mouth. “A few years ago, I was diagnosed with Sjogrens Syndrome, and one of the symptoms is a dry mouth.  Since I have been using the TheraBreath Lozenges, my dry mouth has finally been eased! Whenever I feel myself getting dry mouth, I simply pop a lozenge and my mouth is no longer dry…and my breath is sweeter too!  It is a win-win for me!” We love hearing that! She also talks about her loyalty when it comes to oral care products, “I am the ultimate in picky when it comes to my oral care!   Once I find a toothbrush, I’ll continue buying the exact same type, until it gets discontinued by the maker.  I’m the same way about my toothpaste!” Are we her new favorite? You’ll have to go here to find out.

Are you a blogger located in the United States and interested in reviewing TheraBreath products? Just go to http://www.therabreath.com/blogger and fill out the form to let us know. Please note, we do not pay for reviews but will send the products to try at no cost.

Dry mouth is one of the prime causes of bad breath, but not everyone has control over the moisture level of their palate. Besides being caused by smoking, aerobic exercise, heavy panting, anxiety or mouth breathing, a dry tongue may also be the result of Sjogren’s syndrome. Fortunately, TheraBreath makes a specialty product that can address bad breath caused by an arid palate.

An autoimmune disorder, Sjogren’s syndrome recently made headlines in the world of tennis. Venus Williams, widely considered to be one of the best female tennis players of all time, pointed to the condition as the reason for her late withdrawal from the U.S. Open Tournament.

The 31-year-old winner of two Open titles noted that she was relieved to finally have a diagnosis for her previously unexplained symptoms, which included exhaustion, joint pain, dry mouth, swollen fingers and itchy eyes, according to the Chicago  Tribune.

These are, in fact, some of the most common indicators of Sjogren’s syndrome, a condition that has previously received little media attention.

What causes this disease? Well, it is not a “disease” in the strict sense, since it is not caused by bacteria, viruses or other pathogens. Instead, says the Mayo Clinic, Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune reaction, in which the body attacks some of its own cells, starting with the glands  responsible for keeping the eyes wet and the mouth moist.

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Jodi, a Canadian blogger and owner of Rants n Rascals is back! This time, she’s reviewed our Multi Symptom Probiotics and is also holding a giveaway for our Mouth Wetting Lozenges. What did she think of our products this time? She writes, “My teeth are bad. Mix that with halitosis and well — let’s just say I have to brush brush brush, gargle gargle gargle – so I’m not embarrassed when I go out in public and breathe on anyone. I started using TheraBreath Multi Symptom Probiotics Home Treatment System just over a month ago now, and I love it! My teeth often get sore because I have no natural enamel on them (from getting sick) as a child.  So I have to work that much harder to help my teeth stay healthy.” But that’s not all that she has to say. Click here to read the rest and to enter her giveaway.

Like many of you mom’s out there, Renae is busy Sharing Bed and Board. Her blog of the name same has posted another TheraBreath review! This time she dishes all about our Multi Symptom Probiotics. She writes, “I received this product a few weeks before my daughter was born. It’s pretty simple to use. You use the treatment twice (morning and night) on the first day, once (each morning) on days 2-6, and twice (morning and night) on day 7. Each ‘dose’ is a little packet that you mix with about 2 oz. of water. To be honest…” Wow this treatment was so simple she was able to do it even with a baby on the way! Congratulations to Renae and her family on the birthday of their baby girl. Want to know what she was being honest about? Then go here to find out.

Modern Mom Savings’s motto is “saving cents just makes sense!” and we couldn’t agree more. This Modern Mom reviewed our TheraBreath toothpaste, oral rinse and lozenges AND she’s hosting a giveaway! Here are some of her thoughts and what she learned… “When I first used TheraBreath I thought it was kind of odd that it did not foam up as I brushed my teeth like other toothpaste does. I was not sure that it was actually cleaning my teeth and to be honest I did go back over my teeth with my regular toothpaste after using TheraBreath toothpaste the first time. Then after looking into it I found that…” She found out something very important about other toothpastes. Go here to learn about it too and to enter her giveaway.

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It’s a common wives’ tale that a dog’s mouth is nine times cleaner (or some similar number) than a humans. While this has been proven to
be false, it should be obvious to those of you that have ever had a whiff of some serious doggie breath!

Bad breath is often caused by the bacteria in one’s mouth – whether it is human or canine.  The Knox News published an article that discusses the many causes of bad breath in dogs. A few of them are causes that humans often doing have to worry about for their own breath. These include the use of one’s tongue to clean hard-to-reach body parts and the ingestion of items that people don’t consider food.

There are, however several causes that can afflict both humans and dogs: metabolic problems, gastrointestinal diseases, cancer, food allergies and gum disease. All in all, dogs often get halitosis for the same reason people do – microbes.  Bacteria that thrives in the oral cavity (whether it be dog or human) feed off of remnants of the food we eat. As these bacteria digest sugars and proteins, they give off awful-smelling compounds that our brains register as bad odors.

How can you fight bad breath? If you’re human, you may want to think about using an oral care probiotic to naturally combat these bad breath bugs. For your four-legged best friend, TheraBreath also has the answer with Dr. Katz for Dogs and Cats Oral Spray or Solution. You can either put a few harmless capfuls of the solution into your dog’s water bowl or take the more direct approach and use our spray to directly target the mouth and neutralize any doggie breath. Give them a try – both you and your pet will thank us.

Have you ever wondered how many people actually have bad breath? Then you’re not alone. The American Dental Association (ADA) asked itself the same thing – and the results were a bit surprising.  The Council of Scientific Affairs published a report that states that a whopping 50 percent  (yes, half) of the US population has bad breath at any one time. And of that 50 percent, half of that group has chronic halitosis.

This study that was published in the Journal of ADA stated that about 90 percent of all halitosis originates from the oral cavity itself. It’s true that a small percentage of bad breath can be from diseases within the lungs, bloodstream or gastrointestinal tract, but the majority starts and lingers in palate, gums and throat. This research stated that many mouthwashes chemically mask the foul smell, while others (yes, including TheraBreath) actually get to the source of foul breath and can fix and prevent it.

The paper stated, “[A] mechanism that has been proposed for the action of mouthrinses is the inactivation of [volatile sulfur compounds] and their conversion into nonmalodorous compounds by zince salts.” TheraBreath’s patented technology works very similarly to truly clean and refresh your mouth along with helping fight gum disease and even whiten your teeth, depending on which of our mouthwashes you are using.

What does this study mean? If you’re suffering with bad breath, you definitely are not alone. However, you can be a part of the half of the American population that has fresh breath on a daily basis by using TheraBreath products.