Bad Breath Tester

Bad Breath Tester

There are differences between a Bad Breath (Halitosis) Tester and Breath (Analyser) Testing device – don’t get the wrong tester.

Bad breath is caused by Anaerobic Sulfur Producing Bacteria which normally live WITHIN the surface of the tongue and in the throat. These bacteria are supposed to be there, because they assist humans in digestion by breaking down proteins found in specific foods, mucous or phlegm, blood, and in diseased or "broken-down" oral tissue.

Under certain conditions, these bacteria start to break down proteins at a very high rate. Proteins are made up of Amino Acids. Two of the Amino Acids (Cysteine and Methionine) are dense with sulfur.

When these "beneficial" bacteria come into contact with these compounds, the odorous and "lousy-tasting" sulfur compounds are released from the back of the tongue and throat, as Hydrogen Sulfide, Methyl Mercaptan, and other odorous and bad tasting compounds. These "problem" compounds are often referred to as Volatile Sulfur Compounds (VSC), where volatile means Vaporous and Effervescent, two adjectives which accurately describe their ability to offend other people instantly.

Chronic, recurring bad breath is a trouble many people face for the reason of the taste in their mouth or they recognize they're uncomfortable when they talk to people.


Bad Breath Tester – The Halimeter
The most common device used by Dental Clinics is called the Halimeter. This device measures gases such as VSCs, Hydrogen Sulfide, Methyl Mercapta and Dimethyl Sulfide and can also find out where they are approaching from.

This analytical tool is a misleadingly plain-looking although commanding instrument. It is a successor of the industrial gas recognition technology.

The client clings to a tube from the Halimeter inside his mouth. The tool employs suction to get a sample of air from the mouth, examines it, and shows a digital reading in parts per billion of VSC's. The level of VSC reading points out the level of the trouble, if any.

By inserting the straw in different locations in the mouth, the machinist can concentrate the source of the VSCs. Then treatment can then be given.


Breath Tester
A good Breath (Analyser) Tester gives a quick response with instant results on the concentration of alcohol in the blood and will ONLY give results that are indication only. Most of these results are not legally recognised.

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Bad Breath Tester

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