Oral Health

Some people brush, floss and scrape their tongue perfectly and still have foul breath — and the reason is often tonsil stones, calcified pellets of bacteria hidden in the crypts of the tonsils. Here is what they are, how to check for them safely, what you must NOT do, and when to see a doctor.

Bad breath is not caused by poor hygiene alone. People who brush twice a day can still have it — because the real source is bacterial, and it lives where a brush cannot reach.