1.  Approximately 25% of people in the world suffer from halitosis on a regular basis.

2.  A majority of the adult population will invariably face bad breath when they wake up in the morning.

3.  Most people in the world do not brush their teeth properly. It usually takes 3 minutes of brushing to reach all nooks and corners of your teeth. Unfortunately, humans fail miserably when it comes to tooth hygiene. Good dental hygiene i.e. regular brushing and flossing will help to eliminate bad breath.

4.   Most people spend just on an average 30-40 seconds in brushing their teeth. By doing this they are missing out cleaning those areas where harmful bacteria thrives well to form sulphur compounds.

5.   Bad breath usually comes from the back of the mouth where a bacterium feeds off the accumulated food particles creating bad smelling compounds.

6.   Over 200 different species of bacteria live in your mouth- and as many as 50% of these bacteria are found on the back of the tongue.

7.   We never emit bad breath until we actually begin to speak. Bad breath often starts near the back of the mouth and is driven forward and out of the mouth only when we start talking.

8.   It is a pure myth that we can smell our own breath odor! It is never possible! This is because we have become so accustomed to smelling our own odor.

9.   Many foods you eat can cause bad breath. Two of the most common culprits are onions and cabbage, which contain high amounts of sulphur compounds.

Upon digestion, these sulphur compounds are absorbed into the blood stream and carried forward to the lungs. These odorous compounds are then exhaled through our mouth.

10.   A dry mouth is a perfect environment for bad breath causing bacteria! Saliva is a natural mouthwash and it keeps your tongue wet always, thus washing away bacteria, and dissolving foul smelling volatile sulphur compounds.

11.   Sleeping too much, unnecessary dieting, excessive fasting, or talking for long periods of time makes your mouth very dry and increases the likelihood of bad breath. Apart from this certain medications, drugs, alcohol consumption, and nasal breathing can cause the mouth to become dry, thus compounding the problem.

12. Bad breath could ruin your social reputation. Bad breath is a serious social handicap; it damages social, sexual and vocational interactions.

13. If the onset of your bad breath odor has been sudden, is growing noticeably worse over a period of days or weeks, or has been accompanied by the onset of fever, cough, or other symptoms, it would be wise to seek a medical consultation.