Denture Invention Improves Food Taste, Minimizes Bad Breath and Can Be Worn While Sleeping

Orlando Dentures and Implant Experts — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:14:28 +0000

An inventor from Clio, South Carolina has developed a new type of denture that inproves the user’s ability to taste while wearing dentures. It eliminates the discomfort and gagging sometimes associated with dentures, minimizes bad breath, and can be worn during sleep. The inventor developed the new denture in an effort to eliminate his own frustrations with dentures. His product, called the “Smart Teeth” is not yet commercially available.

History/Cause of Bad Breath

Orlando Dentures and Implant Experts — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:08:12 +0000

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

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Denture Invention Improves Food Taste, Minimizes Bad Breath and Can Be Worn While Sleeping

History/Cause of Bad Breath