Bad breath and green tea

U.S. researchers are constantly studying bad breath and green tea with their medical effects.

In their view, such a humble beverage may help to remove bad breath. Initial

laboratory tests have shown the chemical substances contained in tea polyphenols can kill or inhibit oral bacteria cause bad breath.

The researchers in the laboratory with some bacteria that cause bad breath test polyphenols found them fairly effective in inhibiting bacteria. However, these scientists are still cautious, said, now that tea can get rid of bad breath too early humans.

Chicago, University of Illinois College of Dentistry periodontal disease scientist Kristin. Wu said: "There is a case of polyphenols in less than two minutes, will be a universal and halitosis-related bacteria killed by 90 percent."

In the experiment, polyphenols inhibit the formation of bacterial li catalytic hydrogen sulfide (enzymes) amounted to 30 percent, while the hydrogen sulfide produced by bacteria, one of unpleasant volatile sulfur products.

Kristin. Wu said: "In addition to inhibiting pathogenic bacteria in the mouth outside breeding, black tea and its polyphenols inhibit the pathogen components to create unpleasant effects of chemical substances may also be beneficial to the human oral health."

Wu and her colleagues at the University of Illinois noted in previous reports, black tea can inhibit the growth of plaque bacteria, but with black tea reduces plaque formation of mouth and cause tooth decay acid produced.

The dental specialist on the 20th in Washington, American Society for Microbiology Annual General Meeting, presented her latest research findings, she expressed her desire to continue to carry out this experiment of human bad breath.