Bad breath.
Posted By editor
Date: May 27th, 2008
Category: Uncategorized
by: Christine Zafra
Almost 3 out of 10 old people believe that they do have bad breath. This is result of the research conducted in Kirikkale University in Turkey. What they do recommend is for the elderly to brush their teeth often and drinking lots of water to help them reduce their dry mouth. The researchers found out that most elderly brush their teeth once (or less) a day, and other factors too like wearing dentures (not properly cleaned), smoking and having less education contributed to their bad breaths. The researchers also discovered that 3 out of 4 who claimed that they had bad breath also had dry mouths. Taste problems too were rampant but it is more evident on older people wearing dentures.
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