Can mouth containing alcohol cause cancer?
Yes, according to a 1991 study in the Journal of the American Dental Association, which stated that mouthwashes “containing more than 25% alcohol could increase the risk of oral and pharyngeal (throat) cancer by 50%”. Fortunately, most, if not all, mouthwashes in the market contain less than 15% alcohol. How effective are breath-freshener capsules? If taken as directed, and as a part of the comprehensive regimen we have discussed above, these breath-freshener capsules could be of help, especially for those with gastrointestinal reflux. How about chewing gum? Not by itself, but if added to the daily oral hygiene regimen we recommended, chewing (sugar-free) gum can be of help achieving a fresher and kissable breath. Do people know they have bad breath? It is odd but most people with chronic halitosis do not know they have it. Their own sense of smell is so conditioned to the bad breath in their mouth to the point that they do not even perceive or know they have halitosis. And their frien
