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men are more likely to have the
problem than women.
These people, for whatever
reason, have slightly higher lev-
els of anaerobic bacteria which
accumulates on the back of the
tongue and in the throat. The
bacteria, which is evident in a
coating on the tongue, produces
volatile sulfur compounds that
release foul-smelling gases into
the air as a person breathes.
Crossetti first became inter-
ested in the problem after at-
tending a lecture several years
ago by Dr. Jon L. Richter, a
Philadelphia periodontist who
told of his unique tongue-scrap-
ing method of removing the bac-
teria that causes chronic
halitosis.
Richter's breath clinic, which
opened in 1993, provided the
first serious approach to the
problem, treating more than
6,000 patients with an almost
100 percent success rate. Cros-
setti, trained by Richter, is the
first and only doctor to operate
one of Richter's breath clinics in
the Midwest. Since offering the
service a year ago, he has suc-
cessfully treated more than 300
patients from all over the Mid-
west.
In order to determine
whether people can be helped
by the treatment, they must
first undergo a preliminary as-
sessment, fill out a lengthy
questionnaire and take a
halimeter test, all to determine
if the problem stems from bac-
terial infestation, which is the
case 99 percent of the time.
Causes of the bacterial coating
can sometimes be linked to cer-
tain medications, changes in
diet, liver malfunction, gum dis-
ease, sinusitis or other maladies.
Removal of the bacteria is ac-
complished in a second visit by
scraping the tongue with a spe-
cial instrument and high-speed
water pressure, then spraying
the area with chlorine dioxide,
a powerful oxidizing agent also
used - believe it or not - for de-
odorizing waste management
sites.
While the scraping treat-
ment, at a cost of $600, is nec-
essary only once, it is not
enough to prevent bad breath
from recurring. Patients must
rinse twice a day with the pre-
scribed solution ProFresh, a less
powerful form of chlorine diox-
ide. The rinse costs about $18 a
month and must be regularly
re-ordered because of its short
shelf life of 60 days.
Patients are warned not to
use the mouthwash product,
Oxyfresh, which has a stabilized
chlorine dioxide with a deodor-
ant in it, because it is no more
effective in preventing bacteria
accumulation on the tongue
than a regular mouthwash, ex-
plained Crossetti.

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