If you think halitosis is something new, think again. Bad breath
has been around for ages, and researchers are only now beginning
to understand just how long. For example, researchers from the
University of Western Ontario in Canada recently examined the
mummified corpse of a young man from Egypt who died around 2,100
years ago. To their surprise, they discovered that this man’s
life may have been cut short not by a plague or some other cause
that people usually think of when they think about the days of
the pharaohs. Rather, his death was likely due to his mouthful
of cavities. According to the researchers, the man was in such
poor dental health that infections in his mouth caused by oral
problems may have lead to his demise (and likely some terrible
halitosis). If only alcohol-free mouthwash and oral care
probiotics had been available in ancient times - then he might
have survived. A long history of halitosis Yahoo! News reported
on the findings, which showed that the man had, in fact, visited
an ancient de