Summary

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 60280
Story Slug RINSING AWAY BAD BREATH VNR (07/21/1995)
Location NONE
Format PKG W/TAG
Date 7/21/1995
Archive Time 17:50
TRT 1:40
Supers Jon Greenberg, D.M.D., Professor Of Periodontics, University Of Stony Brook At New York Linda Robertson, Reporting
Video Description HALIMETER DEMONSTRATION, PEOPLE TALKING AT WORK, GRAPHICS, PERSON BRUSHING, FLOSSING AND USING MOUTHWASH, WOMAN RINSING WITH MOUTHWASH, DENTAL EXAM, SOTS
Script LEAD: DOES THIS HAPPEN TO YOU? YOUR CO-WORKERS COMMUNICATE WITH YOU ONLY THROUGH VOICE MAIL. YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES KEEP OFFERING YOU MINTS. COULD IT BE THAT YOU HAVE BAD BREATH? ACCORDING TO A RECENT GALLUP STUDY...72% OF AMERICANS AGREE THAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR BREATH NOT BEING FRESH DURING THE DAY. DENTAL EXPERTS SAY EVEN PATIENTS WITH EXTREMELY BAD BREATH MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR REALIZE THAT SIMPLY KEEPING YOUR WHOLE MOUTH CLEAN CAN GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO FRESH BREATH. MEDICAL REPORTER LINDA ROBERTSON SHOWS US HOW SOME PEOPLE DETECT BAD BREATH AND WHAT TO DO TO CONTROL IT... SCRIPT: IN A FEW SECONDS...THIS WOMAN WILL KNOW IF SHE HAS BAD BREATH...BECAUSE IT'S BEING ANALYZED BY SOMETHING CALLED A HALIMETER...AN INSTRUMENT USED TO DETECT AND MEASURE SOME OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF BAD BREATH. YOU MAY NOT BE READY TO TRY THE HALIMETER...BUT YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN WORRIED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER ABOUT HAVING BAD BREATH...WHICH CAN BE THE RESULT OF ODOR-CAUSING GERMS IN YOUR MOUTH GIVING OFF FOUL SMELLING COMPOUNDS. (SOT) ACCORDING TO A PHILADELPHIA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION...A GOOD DEFENSE AGAINST BAD BREATH IS A COMPLETE DAILY ORAL HYGIENE ROUTINE. A USEFUL YET OFTEN OVERLOOKED STEP IS RINSING DAILY WITH MOUTHWASH BECAUSE IT CAN HELP REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS, REDUCE PLAQUE AND FRESHEN BREATH. TO PROVE THE POINT...THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED A STUDY. PEOPLE WERE ASKED TO RINSE WITH MOUTHWASH AFTER EATING A MEAL. (SOT) MOUTHWASH CAN BE USEFUL IN CONTROLLING BAD BREATH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A GOOD TIME TO USE MOUTHWASH IS: -AFTER EXERCISE WHEN THE MOUTH IS DRY -AFTER TALKING ALOT WHEN SALIVA LEVELS ARE LOW -AFTER EATING MEALS OR SNACKING TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS -AND IF YOU'RE A COFFEE DRINKER OR A SMOKER, RINSE AFTER YOUR USUAL DAILY BREAKS. BEYOND THE CARE YOU TAKE EVERY DAY...IT'S IMPORTANT TO VISIT YOUR DENTIST AND HYGENIST REGULARLY. THIS IS LINDA ROBERTSON REPORTING.
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