6 interesting facts about bad breath (halitosis)

1. Over 40 million Americans have "chronic halitosis", bad breath that never quite goes away.
2. Morning breath is caused by millions of bacteria in your mouth feeding off dead cells.
3. An estimated sixty-five percent of Americans are estimated to have bad breath.
4. More than a billion dollars a year is spent on over the counter halitosis products that often merely mask bad breath odors.
5. Ninety percent of all halitosis is of oral, not systemic, origin.
6. Phsiological Halitosis or Oral Malodor is generally caused by volatile sulfur compounds. It responds to treatment with Zytex, a combination of zinc chloride, thymol and eucalyptus oil. It neutralizes the sulfur compounds and kills the bacteria that causes them.