A lot of us are confused by the bad breath and halitosis wording on many major over-the-counter medical products. This confusing packaging has led many people to believe that bad breath and halitosis are actually separate terms. The confusion goes even farther because there are those who believe that halitosis is a medical problem while bad breath is merely a common condition that some of us are just "born with" or we have for a random instance. The fact is that bad breath/halitosis mean the exact same thing and it is not something that you are just "born with".
There are only three principle causes of halitosis and bad breath…