Chronic halitosis is a condition in which a person produces an offensive odor from their oral or nasal regions and they re unable to eliminate it through normal oral hygiene techniques, such as flossing or brushing. The occasional morning breath most people experience at one time or another is not really true halitosis.
Halitosis knows no boundaries when it comes to age, sex, race, or socioeconomic levels.
Furthermore, it can be truly demoralizing, and it negatively impacts the lives of as many as 50-80 million individuals in the United States alone. Because it s such an embarrassing problem we have found that many patients are reluctant to even mention their problem to either their physician or dentist. Another unfortunate fact is that most halitosis sufferers have no idea that they have a breath problem unless somebody directly informs them. People suffering from halitosis have been known to become withdrawn and avoid social situations. There unfortunately have even been documented cases of suicide stemming from a halitosis problem.