(Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguis, & hundreds of other species)
Bad bacteria is constantly battling with your healthy
bacteria to populate the micro crevasses on your teeth
and gums. They build up to create a film on your teeth
that leads to plaque, tartar, bleeding gums and bad
breath.
These bad bacteria use the sugar from your food and
produce
waste in the form of acid and volatile sulfur
compounds
(VSCs). The acid creates cavities and the
VSCs cause bad breath.