Periodontitis doesn’t cause preterm labor
Gum disease known as periodontitis - that’s when the dentist tells you your teeth are fine but your gums need to come out - is no laughing matter.
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Odor control has come a long way
REMEMBER WHEN about the only breath mints were those nasty-tasting little Sen-Sen tablets? I just had a shiver come over me just by thinking about the taste.
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PEOPLE’S PHARMACY JOE GRAEDON, TERESA GRAEDON: Bad breath can be caused by some drugs (The Charlotte Observer)
Q. Can medications cause bad breath? My husband takes pills for heart trouble, high blood pressure and diabetes. His breath is really bad, and mouthwash or breath fresheners don’t seem to help.

Picture your pet…Greenies
Nobody can accuse Cucuey, 7, of Desert Hot Springs of having bad breath. She has her Greenies.
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Medical Edge: Oral hygiene, food sources of bad breath (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Dear Mayo Clinic: I have a very bad case of bad breath. I have two sets of dentures, which I alternate using. I don t feel the halitosis is due to poor dental hygiene. What else could be causing the problem? Ridge, N.Y.

Common Antacids Could Help Keep Gingivitis At Bay (Science Daily)
Chemicals commonly used to treat heartburn also display fighting power against the oral bacteria linked with gum disease, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center and G teborg University in Sweden.