The breath, and the diseases which give it a fetid odor : with directions for treatment / by Joseph W. Howe.

  • Howe, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1843-1890.
Date:
1880
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Credit: The breath, and the diseases which give it a fetid odor : with directions for treatment / by Joseph W. Howe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER IV. FETID ODOES FROM BAD TEETH AND TJLOEES OF THE MOUTH. Decayed Teeth as a Cause of Bad Breath.—Effects of Dccomposiug Food in the Cavities of the Teeth.—Causes of Decay.—Develop- ment of a Vegetable Parasite in the Mouth from Uncleanli- ness.—^Accumulation of Tartar and its Chemical Compos^i- tion.—Bad Breath from Inflammations and Ulcerations of the Mouth ... . . . . . . . PAGE 50 CHAPTER V. FETID ODORS FROM OATAERHAL DIS0EDEE3. Clergyman's Sore-Throat (Follicular Pharyngitis).—^Peculiarities of the Inflammation.—Effects of Decomposing Mucus on the Breath.—Complications.—Treatment.—Cancerous Diseases of the Tongue and Pharynx.—Fetid Odors following Diphtheritic Diseases of the Throat, etc 67 CHAPTEPv VI. OATAEEHAL ODOES (cONTINTTED). Ozaena depending upon Syphilis, Scrofula, Necrosis, and Caries of the Nasal Bones, and Herpes.—Character of Fetid Odors.— Bad Breath from Ulceration of the Larynx and Trachea.—Putrid Bronchitis.—Bronchiectasis, etc.—Treatment... 78 CHAPTER VII. FETID ODOES FEOM MINEEAL POISONS. Use and Abuse of Mercury.—Organs which eliminate the Drug. Effects on the Salivary Glands.—Quantity of Drug necessary to produce Salivation. — Mercurial Fetor. — Remedies.—Bad Breath from Arsenic, Lead, Antimony, Phosphorus, etc. Treatment 98