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Are Dental Appliances a Source for Bad Breath?



According to Colgate, there are approximately 3 million Americans and Canadians who wear dental braces and twice as many who wear mouth guards and retainers. Then, according to the Dental Economics approximately 37 million Americans wear dentures. These data automatically reflect that orthodontics is a very important dental medical field, but it also means that there might be a few millions out there who struggle with the bad breath issue.

Dental Sleep Researchers Concerned that Weight Gain is Associated with Sleep Apnea

According to lead author Mark Brown, MD, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, people suffering from more severe Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) may be more likely to gain more weight than those with less severe OSA over time.