About the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM) The American Board of Wound Management (ABWM), is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization established for the purpose of credentialing multidisciplinary professionals in the field of wound management. ABWM offers three certifications that are nationally accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA):
Thanks for putting up your question on Just Answer. Since your dental hygienist has ruled out any dental/ periodontal issues, I strongly suspect am underlying sytemic problem. About 85% of bad breath cases result from oral conditions. A variety of systemic and extra-oral conditions account for the remainder. Bad breath is caused by volatile sulfur compounds or VSCâs that are produced by anaerobic bacteria in your mouth.
Bad breath is caused by volatile sulfur compounds ... Dentists refer to the sulfur byproducts excreted as waste by oral bacteria as volatile sulfur compounds (VSC's). And it's their presence in our breath that we detect as bad breath.SC's are produced by anaerobic oral bacteria. Most of the compounds that cause bad breath are the byproducts of anaerobic bacteria (more specifically Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria). The term anaerobic describes the fact that these types of bacteria do best in environments that are devoid of oxygen.