STORY: BREATH PROBLEMS

SCRIPT # 611  SHOOT:   6/22/05

AIRDATE:   Monday,  July 11, 2005

                                Daybreak and Midday

DHC #21       Timecode: 21:05                             What you eat affects the air you exhale.

                                                                                                But some causes of bad breath have nothing

                                                                                                to do with diet.  Dr. Linda Niessen

                                                                                                looks at breath problems and the latest

                                                                                                treatment in today's segment of Dental

sovt:   1:31                                                                            Health Check.

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HALITOSIS METER                                                           (VOICE-OVER)

SUPER:   Dallas   :02-06                                      Most people don't need a special monitoring

                                                                                                device to detect their bad breath.  This

                                                                                                machine measures sulfur levels, just one

                                                                                                cause of halitosis. Onions, garlic, and other

                                                                                                foods produce mouth odor from sulfur.

PERSON BRUSHING TEETH                             Brushing, flossing, and rinsing should

                                                                                                eliminate most bad breath problems.

                                                                                                If not, you may have a more serious

                                                                                                reason for a mouth odor such as…

                                                                                periodontal or gum disease, a dry mouth,

tooth decay or a medical illness, like diabetes.

SUPER:  Dr. Dale Greer   :33-38                        ("Some bad breath can come from areas

                     Dentist                                                              besides the mouth. It could be the lungs,

the throat area or maybe through the sinuses.")

SMOKING                                                                             Smoking also causes bad breath.  So does

SPIT TOBACCO                                                  dipping or chewing spit tobacco. 

SONICARE TOOTHBRUSH                                              Brushing with an electric toothbrush may

                                                                                                improve your breath.

DR. GREER                                                                            (" Brush your tongue while you are at it.

                                                                                                There are fissures in your tongue that can

                                                                                                collect bacteria and fungus and get fungal

                                                                                                infections. Those can cause bad breath. So

                                                                                                if you think you may have bad breath, also

                                                                                                brush your tongue.")

PROFESSIONAL CLEANING                            Get a professional cleaning.  A dental

                                                                                                hygienist can remove bacteria under the

                                                                                                gum line that can be causing problems.

LISTERINE                                                                            Rinse with a mouth wash that kills

                                                                                                bacteria such as Listerine.

PRO HEALTH RINSE                                          A new mouth rinse by Crest kills germs and

                                                                                                does not contain alcohol which can

cause dry mouth.

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SUPER:   Dr. Linda Niessen  1:17-1:22             Bad breath that doesn't go away with

                Baylor College of Dentistry                                with brushing, flossing, and rinsing could

have a more serious cause. So make an appointment with your dentist for a thorough

evaluation. For Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science

Center, I'm Dr. Linda Niessen, Channel

8 News.