Talk:Halitosis

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Seriously, this article needs to lose the air if giving advice to the reader. -- Cimon 06:36, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)

This article, except for the home remedy using H2O2+yogurt, appears to have been lifted straight from the NIH-NLM Medline Plus page linked at the bottom. While NLM-produced materials are in the public domain, many of the pages in Medline aren't, coming from other sources - in this case the ADAM encyclopedia, as described in the copyright notice at the bottom of the page.

I've removed the stinky copyrighted portion but kept the sweet-smelling home remedy. I've also written a new stub and marked it so. - toh 20:04, 2005 Jan 13 (UTC)

I removed the unnecessary links to the two TheraBreath sites and hawking of their products for a more generic reference to toothpaste and mouthwash. The information was of questionable veracity (and unquestionable shamelessness), especially the bit regarding "Dr. Harold Katz's sulfurous mouth-oxidizing compound". - 68.20.21.191 15:21, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

  • The TheraBreath website (if you cared to read it) claims that Oxyd-8 is an oxidizing agent, meaning it releases oxygen into your teeth, gums, etc. when you brush with it. The general consensus (according to this article and the Animated-Teeth.com website) is that anaerobic bacteria cause bad breath, and so a natural weapon against bad breath would be anything that exposes the anaerobic bacteria to oxygen, including Oxyd-8. I am reverting the article. –Matt 23:31, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
This appears to argue a claim's veracity based on the combination of what already exists in the article (which may be inaccurate, not least because I wrote the stub ;), a "general consensus", and most importantly on the claims of a fairly suspicious site advertising its product (I've read the site, and I find it less than convincing and difficult to substantiate). If the argument can be made that "oxidising agents" alleviate bad breath based on some impartial source or sources (preferably real studies), it should stay. If it in any way depends on an advertiser's claim, it really can't stand here (moreover, product suggestions aren't particularly encyclopedic and aren't typical on Wikipedia). I'm removing the Therabreath stuff. - toh 20:16, 2005 May 1 (UTC)

[edit] Listerine?

Are we sure about Listerine coining the term? I've read about Elizabethan cures for it! Archer7 19:33, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Listerine made up the word "halitosis." Mike H. That's hot 01:51, 29 December 2005 (UTC)


thanks too listerine halitoisis is famous —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mary divalerio (talk • contribs) 22:21, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sourcing

Dear Sirs, We have edited the entry for halitosis, based on existing scientific, medical and dental publications. There was much that needed amending, but we have left intact as much of the previous entry as possible. The term was poorly references, inaccurate and somewhat commercial. We have referenced the entry throughout, and hope that it will be a significant improvement over the previous entry, which did not do justice to Wikepedia.

Sincerely,

Dr. Mel Rosenberg, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology

Dr. Alon, Amit, D.M.D., Dentist

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmood (talk • contribs) 09:06, 8 April 2007

[edit] Origin of the term

I can't recall where I read it, but the term halitosis is not, in fact, medical originally - it arose around the turn of the century as an advertising term (I believe from the Listerine company) because it sounded medical, with the intention of creating a minor "health scare" to provide impetus for sales. If anyone could find sources or confirm this, it would make an interesting and worthy contribution to the article. Glacialfury (talk) 17:08, 24 May 2008 (UTC) ok —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.243.188.179 (talk) 03:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)