The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - January 2026, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication.

We’re all familiar with bad breath in one form or another. That morning breath after a night of too much booze, or the strong smell you can’t seem to shift after a garlicky pasta dish or spicy curry.

While bad breath happens to the best of us, sometimes standard brushing and flossing just doesn’t cut it, and dentists that we spoke to said this could be a sign of something else, lurking in the back ...

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Crest’s new toothpaste targets odor-causing bacteria. For many, mints and gum have become a daily crutch for bad breath, the company said, noting that 67% of people say their mouth feels stale within ...