It's such a devastating disease, ... When they walk into a room you can smell them. It's so embarrassing; it affects their social life, their business, even their love lives.

A lot of people think that if someone has a chronic bad-breath problem, they don't take care of their teeth, ... They assume bad odor is associated with lack of adequate dental health. But that's not necessarily true. Many if not most people who have chronic halitosis have immaculate care. They've been afflicted for so long and spent so much time trying to find a cure.

But for those who have a chronic problem, it can't be explained by periodontal disease, ... Is it something in their saliva? The truth is, nobody knows.

That was the general focus of what we did. I think we were right.