I have bad breath — what might be causing it?

Oral causes are by far the most common. A dental check comes first.

The dentist says everything is fine.

In that case we look at systemic causes and post-nasal drip.

There are cases with a characteristic odour. We look at it together with other symptoms.

This is common. One's own odour is hard to notice.

Cleaning it gently helps. Please do not scrape hard.

There are cases where it is related. However, we do not explain it as simply rising from the stomach.

Where an oral cause is corrected, change is sometimes visible within two to four weeks.

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Persistent bad breath. We distinguish between oral causes and systemic causes.

Halitosis

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