The rest, and that is less than 10 percent, are due to ear - nose and throat problems.
Now, to answer the second part of your question, you have to know that our oral cavity is full of bacteria and most of them are harmless.
However, there are some very aggressive bacteria that hide in areas where there is no oxygen.
When these bacteria multiply, they form volatile sulphur compounds, which we detect as bad breath.
How can bad breath be managed effectively?
Dr. Grinfeld: Basically the same way we manage all diseases. If we understand the mechanism of the condition, we can treat it effectively.
Now, if we apply this principle to the treatment of bad breath, it means that we have to find the spots in the mouth where it originates, and than we can eliminate bad breath permanently.
There is no generalized, standard therapy. The therapy we recommend is strictly based on the outcome of the diagnostical procedures.
What does the treatment consist of and how many appointments are needed in order to get rid of bad breath?
Dr. Grinfeld: Usually there are 3 appointments. The first appointment lasts about an hour.
There is a questionnaire to be filled out by the patient.
Then I examine the oral cavity very thoroughly, especially those areas which we know to play a major role in the etiology of bad breath.
We also do a breath analysis with a device called Halimeter®.
The answers from the questionnaire, the oral examination and the results of the breath analysis enable me to give the patient a diagnosis.
It’s the diagnosis that is the basis of the treatment, which takes place in a second session and usually lasts another hour.
The 3rd and last appointment is very brief where we check the success of the treatment.
In those rare cases, when we do not find an oral cause, we recommend seeing an ENT specialist.
It’s important for patients to understand that they don’t have live with this condition.
Today we know so much more about how and where bad breath occurs that we are able to help most patients very effectively and very fast.&
Now, to answer the second part of your question, you have to know that our oral cavity is full of bacteria and most of them are harmless.
However, there are some very aggressive bacteria that hide in areas where there is no oxygen.
When these bacteria multiply, they form volatile sulphur compounds, which we detect as bad breath.
How can bad breath be managed effectively?
Dr. Grinfeld: Basically the same way we manage all diseases. If we understand the mechanism of the condition, we can treat it effectively.
Now, if we apply this principle to the treatment of bad breath, it means that we have to find the spots in the mouth where it originates, and than we can eliminate bad breath permanently.
There is no generalized, standard therapy. The therapy we recommend is strictly based on the outcome of the diagnostical procedures.
What does the treatment consist of and how many appointments are needed in order to get rid of bad breath?
Dr. Grinfeld: Usually there are 3 appointments. The first appointment lasts about an hour.
There is a questionnaire to be filled out by the patient.
Then I examine the oral cavity very thoroughly, especially those areas which we know to play a major role in the etiology of bad breath.
We also do a breath analysis with a device called Halimeter®.
The answers from the questionnaire, the oral examination and the results of the breath analysis enable me to give the patient a diagnosis.
It’s the diagnosis that is the basis of the treatment, which takes place in a second session and usually lasts another hour.
The 3rd and last appointment is very brief where we check the success of the treatment.
In those rare cases, when we do not find an oral cause, we recommend seeing an ENT specialist.
It’s important for patients to understand that they don’t have live with this condition.
Today we know so much more about how and where bad breath occurs that we are able to help most patients very effectively and very fast.&
