Can you get bad breath from your boyfriend?

Answer 1

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