Periodontal disease, often just called "gum disease," can be the source of a person's problems with bad breath. Ask any dentist, the odor coming from the mouth of a person with active gum disease can be so distinctive that a dentist will often correctly anticipate the presence of gum problems even before they begin their examination of the patient.
Periodontal disease is the second most common fundamental cause of bad breath. Since periodontal disease is typically more of a problem for people over the age of 35 or so, the older we get the more likely that the source of our bad breath is related to conditions associated with the health of our gums.
Periodontal pockets harboring bad breath producing bacteria. Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection located in the tissues that surround a person's teeth. Advanced forms of periodontal disease typically result in serious damage to the bone that holds teeth in place. As this bone damage occurs deep spaces form between the teeth and gums (termed "periodontal pockets"). These pockets provide an ideal location for bacteria to live in. In many cases it is waste products coming from the bacteria that reside in these periodontal pockets, pockets which are often so deep that a person cannot effectively cleanse them, that is the cause of a person's bad breath.
From animated-teeth.com
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