THIS OLD TOOTH: Dental health, beauty and wellness information.

Dr. Lisa Germain discusses why your breath may taste and smell like sewer gas as well as how braces, bridges, fillings, crowns, and dentures can contribute to the problem.

The scariest part of Halloween might be what happens to your teeth as well as your wallet after a trip to the dentist long after the jack o lanterns burn out. Dr.Lisa Germain discusses how you can have your candy and eat it too (without getting cavities).

 Dr. Lisa Germain addresses what causes your breath to smell like feces, and what you can do about it.  Learn the scoop about breath that smells like poop.

Dr. Lisa Germain discusses the effects of smoking tobacco, dipping snuff and vaping with e-cigarettes on halitosis and overall oral health.

Dr. Lisa Germain discusses how to control bad breath while you are following a Ketogenic diet. She also provides a link to a recipe for an effective breath spray that you can make at home. This is the 6th installment in a 10 part series about bad breath, its causes and what you can do about it.

October is National Dental Hygiene month. Dr.Lisa Germain discusses the 4 Keys to optimal dental health and how to begin to motivate your kids to take care of their teeth.

Dr. Lisa Germain answers the question: Is it better to belch and bear the shame or squelch the belch and bear the pain…and have constant sour breath?  How indigestion, heartburn, and reflux (GERD) can create bad breath that never seems to go away and what you can do about it.

Dr. Lisa Germain answers a listener's question in a special episode of THIS OLD TOOTH: Can a toothache be a symptom of a heart attack?

Dr. Lisa Germain discusses a little known affliction called tonsil stones (aka tonsilloliths) that can cause your breath to smell like the business end of a skunk.  Find out what causes these odiferous offenders and what you can do to both prevent them and get rid of them.

Dr.Lisa Germain discusses how a dry mouth can cause not only bad breath, but could also be a sign of a more serious underlying medical condition. Find out why you should be concerned if "spit" does not happen, and what you can do to remedy the problem.