Food debris becomes trapped, undergoes slow bacterial putrefaction and release of malodourous volatiles. Food packing can also cause a localized periodontal reaction, characterized by dental pain that is relieved by cleaning the area of food packing with interdental brush or floss. Acrylic dentures (plastic false teeth) – inadequate denture hygiene practises such as failing to clean and remove the prosthesis each night, may cause a malodour from the plastic itself or from the mouth as microbiota responds to the altered environment. The plastic is actually porous, and the fitting surface is usually irregular, sculpted to fit the edentulous oral anatomy. These factors predispose to bacterial and yeast retention, which is accompanied by a typical smell. Oral infections
Oral ulceration
Fasting
Stress/anxiety
Menstrual cycle – at mid cycle and during menstruation, increased breath VSC were reported in women. Smoking – Smoking is linked with periodontal disease, which is the second most common cause of oral maloduor. Smoking also has many other negative effects on the mouth, from increased rates of dental decay to premalignant lesions and even oral cancer. Alcohol
Volatile foods  – e.g. onion, garlic, durian, cabbage, cauliflower and radish. Volatile foodstuffs may leave malodourous residues in the mouth, which are the subject to bacterial putrefaction and VSC release. However, volatile foodstuffs may also cause halitoisis via the blood borne halitosis mechanism. Medication – often medications can cause xerostomia (dry mouth) which results in increased microbial growth in the mouth. Nose and sinuses
In this occurrence, the air exiting the nostrils has a pungent odour that differs from the oral odour.
Convex or convexity may refer to:

Science and technology
Convex lens, in optics

Mathematics
Convex set, containing the whole line segment that joins points
Convex polygon, a polygon which encloses a convex set of points
Convex polytope, a polytope with a convex set of points
Convex metric space, a generalization of the convexity notion in abstract metric spaces
Convex function, when the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above or on the graph
Convex conjugate, of a function
Convexity (algebraic geometry), a restrictive technical condition for algebraic varieties originally introduced to analyze Kontsevich moduli spaces

Economics and finance
Convexity (finance), second derivatives in financial modeling generally
Convexity in economics
Bond convexity, a measure of the sensitivity of the duration of a bond to changes in interest rates
Convex preferences, an individuals ordering of various outcomes

Other uses
Convex Computer, a former company that produced supercomputers

See also
List of convexity topics
Non-convexity (economics), violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics
Obtuse angle
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