History/Cause of Bad Breath
Elena Conis has written an interesting article for the Los Angeles Times in which she discusses the history of bad breath. The Egyptians were the first to come up with the breath mint. The Chinese were the first to brush their teeth in order to eliminate bad breath. Breath fresheners (called cachous) became “must have” items in the 1800s.
The article goes on to talk about Joseph Lister (can you guess what he created?), as well as the most common causes of bad breath (bacteria that feed on microscopic morsels of food in the teeth).
Read the article at the Los Angeles Times