Chronic bad breath can be serious enough, or last long enough,
to make people wonder if they will ever be able to get rid of
it. Certain cases of oral odor can seem impervious to treatment.
Fortunately, no case of halitosis is invulnerable, which is what
gives dental experts the latitude to suggests simple ways to get
rid of foul breath. Recently, the newspaper USA Today published
the recommendations of several oral health professionals for
keeping bad breath at a minimum. Carolyn Taggart-Burns, who is
the spokesperson for the Academy of General Dentistry, told the
news source that keeping the mouth moist is a good start. She
said that drinking a few glasses of water each day can prevent
dry mouth, which in turn prevents anaerobic oral bacteria from
getting the dry environment they need to grow. Other experts
recommended scraping one's tongue each day and chewing sugarless
gum, although the news organization recognized that most gums
can only mask oral odor. The newspaper concluded by making the
same suggesti