Diagnosis of Bad Breath at Australian Breath Clinic
Dr Speiser has developed an extremely comprehensive diagnosis and treatment system for bad breath and sour taste. Recently Dr Speiser presented this complete system at IDEM 2008 at Suntec City in Singapore.

The BreezeCare and Breath Clinic protocol has been acclaimed by Professors and dentists worldwide as accurate and complete. Breezecare is looking for interested dentists in Singapore to study under Dr Speiser and learn how to accurately treat bad breath and sour taste. Our BreezeCare Clinic has many patients who would like to visit a Singaporean dentist for ongoing breath checks and treatment. If you are a dentist and are interested in joining our Australian Breath Clinic family, or you know a dentist who this proposal would suit, please contact Dr Speiser personally at head office in Australia, either by phone +(612) 9363 0744 or by email dentist@breezecare.com

The following tests are performed at the initial consultation for a Bad Breath Check Up. This consultation can take up to one hour, and involves only non invasive treatments.

Step 1: HALICHECK
This is a specialised Gas Chromatography test that measures the individual gases of bad breath. Gas Chromatography is an extremely accurate science that is the proven and accepted method to measure gas compounds in air samples. The machine is so accurate that it can measure gas compounds as few as one part gas compound per billion parts of air. Most human noses only begin to be able to sense smells at around 50 to 100 parts of gas per billion parts of air.

Halicheck can diagnosis which biofilm of bad breath is causing the embarrassment and offence. This is extremely important as it enables Dr Speiser's Breath Clinic to tailor a treatment for your individual condition. But Halicheck is also useful as a preventative screening to ensure that your ongoing bad breath treatment or regime is working for you.

Halicheck is also vitally important at helping to preventatively screen for other biofilm disorders, such as periodontal disease and dental decay. Even low concentrations of bad breath gases, such as Methyl Mercaptan play an important role in gum disease, as bad breath gases have been shown to be highly toxic to gingival tissue, and will accelerate biofilm disease. Halicheck is specifically developed to screen for Methyl Mercaptan, which has a smell of faeces. Some of the bacteria in gum disease that release Methyl Mercaptan are Treponema denticola, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Bacteroides forsthus, fusobacterium nucleatum and Bacteroides melanogenicus.

Step 2: GC SALIVA TEST
Next, the patient's saliva is tested, for quantity of saliva, acidity of saliva, and buffering capacity of the saliva. Saliva is the body's natural means of balancing mouth acids. The testing is carried out using the GC Saliva Test Kit products and protocol. Dr Speiser's Australian Breath Clinic has determined that healthy saliva is always at neutral pH. However sometimes due to medical problems, drug intake, or over use of soft drinks or snacking, the patient can change their pH to a more acid level that encourages the growth of Bad Breath Bacteria. Patients with healthy neutral saliva are better able to maintain a good bacterial mouth and throat balance.

Step 3: AUSTRALIAN BREATH CLINIC LIFESTYLE QUIZ
The lifestyle quiz has been developed by Dr Speiser after treating thousands of patients over a 10 year period. The quiz will investigate, your oral cleaning techniques, medical illness and drugs, lifestyle choices, food choices, and a multitude of other activities that may be impacting on your Halitosis Breath Readings. The quiz is an essential part of the diagnosis and consultation procedure.

Many patients tell us the quiz helps them enormously as it allows both Dr Speiser and the patient to put all the pieces of the Bad Breath jigsaw puzzle into perspective.

Currently you can visit either our clinic in Malaysia, Sydney or Manchester for a full examination, or alternatively contact Dr Speiser directly at the Sydney Clinic for a phone consultation.