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Combat bad breath with rays of 'light'

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Press Trust of India London

Researchers at the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem found that two minutes' exposure to blue light from lamps used for tooth whitening was enough to kill bacteria in saliva associated with bad breath, the 'Daily Mail' reported.

Blue light is a component of so-called visible light, and is seen when light is split into its constituent colours

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First Published: Jul 24 2012 | 6:07 PM IST

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