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Canker Sores: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and More
Dental Health and Canker Sores Canker sores are small shallow ulcers that appear in the mouth and often make eating and talking uncomfortable. There are two types of canker sores: Simple canker sores. These may appear three or four times a year and last up to a week. They typically occur in people between 10 [...]
Your Toothpaste May Be Giving You Canker Sores (and Bad Breath!)
Canker Sores Cold Sores Only occur inside the mouth Mostly on outside of mouth – sometimes on the inside of the mouth, but only on “hard” surfaces (palate) Not Contagious Contagious Not Viral (not caused by a virus) Caused by Viruses Caused by damage to oral tissue, often by sodium lauryl sulfate, a common foaming [...]
Mouth Ulcers,Cold Sores

This page is dedicated to some common “non-tooth” problems found in the mouth. It will be updated from time to time. Mouth Ulcers (Aphthous Ulcers, Canker Sores) Cold Sores (Fever Blisters, Labial Herpes) Angular Chelitis (Cracked Lips) Lichen Planus Mouth Ulcers Mouth ulcers, sometimes called canker sores, are a common affliction. Often they are simply [...]
Tonsils and Bad Breath
Suffers of breath malodor often wonder if there is a connection between tonsils and bad breath. Usually, this is not the case, but in certain circumstances bacteria multiplying at the back of the throat in the tonsil area can cause a bad odor on the breath. This odor has one of two sources: the breakdown [...]
Tonsils and Bad Breath

Infected Tonsils Can Create Halitosis Bad breath is normally related to bad oral hygiene which results to cavities, rotten teeth and most especially to the growth of anaerobic bacteria that produces sulfur compounds which in turn produces the rotten egg smell normally associated with bad breath. But did you know that having an infected tonsil [...]
Bad Breath Tonsils
Many people don’t realize that when you have bad breath tonsils may have something to do with it. Your tonsils, located in the back of the mouth at the top of the throat, are not only a frequent site of infection, they can also accumulate debris and harbor bacteria. Tonsils and tonsillar crypts provide a [...]
Bad Breath Because of Tonsils
Bad breath because of tonsils is a different condition from bad breath caused by bacteria living on the tongue and breaking down cells and proteins naturally present in the mouth. When bacteria colonize and infect the tonsils, the condition is tonsillitis, and it is an infection that requires medical attention. The bacteria that cause tonsillitis [...]
Bad Breath And Tonsils: What’s the Connection?
Understanding The Connection Between Bad Breath And Tonsils For many who suffer from chronic halitosis, there’s a definite connection between their bad breath and tonsils. That connection comes in the form of tonsilloliths, also known as tonsil stones. Bad Breath and Tonsils: How and Where Tonsilloliths Form The surface of a tonsil is covered with [...]
Bad Breath White Lumps
In some instances of bad breath white lumps form in the very back of the throat on the tonsils. These are called tonsiloliths, or tonsil stones. Tonsil stones are little stones of accumulated refuse from the sinuses and throat: dead skin cells are always being shed, along with immune cells that patrol your respiratory passages [...]
Post Nasal Drip, Your Throat, and Your Tonsils
“Dear Harold, Our customer, Jane, liked the Aktiv Oxigen sample so much that she prefers to order them in bonus packs. We need to order more of these tablets.” -Thanks, Elizabeth The bacteria which cause bad breath and sour/bitter/metallic tastes are anaerobic sulfur-producing. Their goal in life is to break down the proteins in foods [...]