0 breath that smells unpleasant when it comes out of the mouth --
Research has suggested that self-evaluation of halitosis is not easy because of preconceived notions of how bad we think it should be.
Modern herbalists use it to treat diarrhoea, heart disease, halitosis and mouth ulcers, and to prevent colic.
Europeans believed that tobacco was a cure-all and could cure anything from halitosis to cancer.
The classification assumes three primary divisions of the halitosis symptom, namely genuine halitosis, pseudohalitosis and halitophobia.
Halitosis patients were also shown to have significantly higher bacterial loads in this region compared to individuals without halitosis.
Halitosis is often stated to be a symptom of chronic rhinosinusitis, however gold standard breath analysis techniques have not been applied.
Not all who think they have halitosis have a genuine problem.
The emitted nicotine is used as a way to deter spiders, a practice known as toxic halitosis.