Can you get bad breath from your boyfriend?
Bad breath is not contageous. It is not a disease. It is a
condition and it can be "cured". According to the School of Dental
Medicine in New York, 80 to 90 % of bad breath is cause by a
bacteria (Solobacterium moorei) that lives on the top of the tongue
and produces foul smelling compounds, that is bad breath. To check
for the bacteria you can stick out your tongue and look for a white
substance on your tongue, especially in the back of your tongue. If
you see white stuff you have an extreme case of bad breath. Another
interesting fact about bad breath is that most people cannot smell
their own bad breath. So, most people have some amount of bad
breath. To cure bad breath you must remove the source of the bad
breath, the bacteria. Mints, gum, mouthwash just cover up bad
breath for a very short time. Using these products is like trying
to control body odor with perfume. The type of tongue cleaner you
use is very important. A tongue scraper does not clean the tongue.
A toothbrush is designed to clean the teeth, not the tongue. Use a
tongue cleaner that has both a brush and a scraper. To learn more
abouit the cause and cure of bad breath see:
http://www.orabrush.com