Nowadays the huge amount of info confuses patients. We can find any kind of info about bad breath on the net, tv or radio . There are many theories about bad breath without a scientific base. Here you have the common ones.

Myth: Bad breath comes from the stomach or lungs.
Reality: It is really strange that it comes from those organs ( less than 10% of the cases). It may be the sign of a medical disorder.

Myth: It is an inherited problem.
Reality: It is not true. What we really know is that the characteristics of the tongue shape may have similar features due to genetic data. Besides, maintaining a good oral health or not is a habit transmitted from parents to their children.

Myth: Pills and mouthwashes can help to the problem of bad breath. Reality: It is not true. They only mask the odor temporarily. Mouthwashes with alcohol, in fact may worse the problem since they dry the mouth increasing the fetid odors.

Myth: A medicine can solve the problem.
Reality: This does not reduce persistent bad breath in any ways.

Myth: Brushing my teeth will help me to reduce bad breath.
Reality: This is not true. Excessive Brushing may dry your mouth and harm the teeth and gums as time goes by..Most of the patients we see are concerned about a good oral hygiene so,the myth that brushing isthe soultion to bad breath sometimes make them become obsessed with it.

Myth : Bad breath is caused by certain foods.
Reality: Certain foods such as garlic and onions contribute to bad breath but they are temporary expelled and they persist until the body eliminates the food.. Odors they produce are not the kind of those sulfuric compounds seen in serious cases of halitosis and they are not so damaging.

Myth : There is no treatment for halitosis
Reality: Nowadays there are effective treatments that not only solve the problem of bad breath but also rebuild yor self- esteem and give solution to emotional and social problems produced by halitosis. ALIFRESH is the result of many years of research and development of products to eliminate the germs that cause bad breath.