1.0Ballarat Dentist | Oak Tree Dental Care | Dental Clinic Ballarathttps://www.oaktreedental.com.aurich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.oaktreedental.com.au/blog/lets-talk-about-bad-breath-2/">Let’s Talk About Bad Breath</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.oaktreedental.com.au/blog/lets-talk-about-bad-breath-2/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Let’s Talk About Bad Breath” — Ballarat Dentist | Oak Tree Dental Care | Dental Clinic Ballarat" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Bad breath (halitosis) is a common presenting complaint and we find patients are often embarrassed and often unsure about what to do or the cause. In actual fact, most people experience bad breath from time to time. Bad breath is caused by the waste product bacteria produce when they lie stagnant in our mouths for prolonged periods of time (volatile sulfur compounds.)  Seeing as all of us (except for newborns) have bacteria colonised in our mouths, bacteria waste product is unavoidable.