Back in dental school, I’d stay up late studying with a plate of my wife’s chocolate chip cookies as fuel. I brushed at 1am, but still woke up with dragon breath.I chalked it up to stress and exhaustion, but now I know it was an early lesson in how the oral microbiome drives bad breath. Now, in my 60s, I mountain bike, ski, and can’t get away with shortcuts anymore. If I skip the basics, I notice my breath the next morning or even after a long ride.And here’s the vulnerable part—bad breath became especially important to me once I became a dentist. I was in a mask all day with patients, afte...

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