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Show 9 v P-- z- - Bad breath is common to most everyone v By Dolly Katz Newxpupvr- Knight-Ridde- r Tooth brushing helps too. but not as nuuh as tongue brushing And. as you may hue susieeted. your breath smells worst when you get up in the morning, although you may he surprised to find out why. What we call bad breath is primarily the odor of two sulfur-basegases, methy (mercaptan and hydrogen sul fide, the familiar "rotten egg gas - Doctors und very elite people call it halitosis. Television ads talk ahoul people who have and don't hae 'fresh breath But we all know what it really is. d It's bad breath. Everybody has it sometime and perhaps half the population has it regularly. And, lest you think that such a mundane problem is beneath the notice of scientists, you should know that a lot of dentists hat e spent a lot of time analyzing bad breath with sophisticated instruments like gas chromatographs. As a result, they know a lot a Unit bad breath, what causes it and how you can get rid of it. To begin with, bad breath is not. as you might think, caused by food in your mouth. In fact, eating is a good way to control bad breath. Breakdown Produets These gases are formed as breakdown products when bacteria that live in the mouth feed on protein. The protein they feed on, however, does not come primarily from the food we eat Instead, these "bad breath" bacteria eat the dead cells that slough off the lining of the mouth, tongue and gums. This is a normal process and it occurs in everybodys mouth. But not everybody has noticeably bud breath, even in the morning. Why not? Because the odor ol the biea..i dependent oil the amounts of gas produced And the amounts of gas produced depend, in turn, on the number of bacteria and the amount of protein in the mouth People who don't brush their teeth regularly have more of both m their mouths and their breath tends to smell u orse The presence of cavities and gum disease also increase odor, because both these conditions are associated w ith more bacteria and more protein in lb.- mouth. Also, diseased gums tend to bleed and blood is an excellent protein source for tin Bacteria Two Important Factors There are two other iitqmrlaiit that determine how sweet your Breath smells The amount of fresh saliva in your mouth and the length of tune vou ve gone without eating or drinking - lac-tor- Fresh saliva has a sweet, pleasant odor But more important, saliva in Inlets the production of the gases that cause bad breath. The greater the flow of saliva from the glands in your mouth, the less gas produced and the sweeter . your Eating and drinking are also good for your breath, Iweause both stimulate the production of saliva. In addition, chewing helps remove decayed and decaying protein from the surface of the tongue. Some dentists have suggested that people on diets may develop had breath Iweause they dont eat as often Your breath smells worst in the morning Uoause all those things that deere is gas production ae stopped while you sleep. Saliva production drops to zero and you obviously don't eat or drink. So after a long sleep, you have relatively large quantities of methly mercaptan and hydrogen sulfide hi our mouth br.-ath- V Lake Tribune, The Salt c'v, flippy? April It VI 9. 197k i In a cozy gazebo, What to do1 You can brush your teeth But you d do better to brush teeth and tongue Iweause most of the protein decay that f relax and enjoy a superb toll v ourse meal produces the gases takes place on the tongue And before you do either, you should eat something to get your saliva flow uig und strip the decayed material off your tongue. If you're wondering how long your breath will stay fresh after eating or brushing, researchers have figured that out. too. Thorough longue and will stave off bad breath at least two to three hours, depending oil the individual Eating keeps the had breath gases in check for about two hours If you do all of the alxve and still have bad breath, cheek with your physician or dentist Some diseases, including certain lung infections, cause bad breath as an early symptom FILET M1GNON 57.50 LAMB CHOPS 57.50 LOBSTER TAIL $9.00 tooth-brushin- Party and banquet tui ilities available P yNDY5 w Ki r - m h m. .i: u qis r , Ti t Flush radiator the easy way x ; By Dr. Edward Nigh and Stark Research Associates Todays manufacturers of antifreeze and coolants for motor vehicle radiators recommend after varying periods of time that the materials be drained, the system cleaned and flushed and new antifreeze be replaced in the radiator. Have you given any thought to this recommendation? How long has it been since youve drained your cooling system on "old Susie" or that new model for that matter? If this jogs you into needed action, you might wish to save yourself a trip to the auto dealer or filling station as well as saving yourself some money simply by borrowing some of your wifes washing 'soda (SODIUM CARBONATE) A simple and effective radiator cleaner can be made by adding two and one-hapounds of washing SODA to three quarts of water. Stir the soda into the water and add the mixture to the drained radiator, filling the rest of the way with water. After the engine has run for 30 minutes, drain again, flush with clean water tor five minutes, and then refill with your antifreeze-coolan- t compound. It's simple but effective. If rust is present, a radiator rust remover may be needed. 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