Effective Solutions to Cure Bad Breath

-A dry mouth
-Thick saliva
-Excess mucus in the throat
-Post nasal drip
-Diet with a lot of protein (such as dairy, meat and beans)
-Smoking
-Alcohol
-Hormonal changes
-Medications (that can contribute to bad mouth)
-Special types of diets
-Other oral products.

Sometimes individuals will use mints, gum, candy and other "sweet things" to either mask the odor or help with the taste in the mouth. You might not know but that actually can help maximize the "problem".

Most of the foods that causes bad breath are from Alcohol, dairy products, sweets and acidic foods (such as coffee and citrus juices).

There are certain things that actually make bacteria in the mouth grow. Sugar is a very good example of what bacteria loves and helps to accelerate growth.

Sugar is one of the things that gives bacteria the food it needs to produce and create more sulfur compounds in your mouth! Thinking that putting a mint or sweet candy should stop the odor is just masking and making more problems for bad breath in the long run.

Another fact that you might not know is that some tooth paste contain sugars.(you would think that brushing should help also with cleaning but it can also increase bacteria!! Hard to believe)

If you take a look at mouthwash, it not only has sugars but also alcohol (which also helps to increase the production of bacteria)!

Tongue scrapers quickly remove 'bad breath' bacteria and residue from your
tongue. Almost instantly you'll have fresher breath, improved taste and reduced plaque. Comfortable and easy to use. Made of hygienic stainless steel with soft finger grips, it will last for years. Assorted colors, our choice, please. About 4.5' long.

Other than people holding their noses, offering you mints every 5 minutes or walking away quickly in the opposite direction, there are other symptoms that you can see that can give you and idea that you may have some signs of bad breath.

Here are a few:

-White coating on your tongue
-Post-nasal drip, allergies or mucus
-White particles around your tonsils- (will explain what those are later)
-Dry mouth
-Morning breath
-Thick saliva
-Bad taste after drinking milk, coffee
-Constant bitter or sour taste in the mouth
-Having good oral hygiene- (brush, floss, scrape your tongue) and you still have bad breath.

If your bad breath is continuous and lasting, and all other factors have been ruled out, you should consider taking sophisticated tests using modern technology: A new portable sulfide monitor called the Halimeter is being used widely to test for levels of sulfur emissions in the mouth air.

However, it has drawbacks in clinical and lab applications. For example, many common sulfides are not recorded as easily and can be read erroneously in test results. Certain foods such as garlic and onions produce sulfur in the breath for as long as 48 hours and can result in false readings.

The Halimeter is also found to be very sensitive to alcoholic drinks; you may need to avoid drinking alcohol or using alcohol-rich mouthwashes for at least 12 hours prior to being tested. This meter will loose its sensitivity over time and requires periodic recalibration to remain accurate.

Modern research have given us portable gas chromatography machines such as the "OralChroma", which is specifically designed to digitally measure molecular levels of the three major odor compounds in a sample of mouth air. It is extremely accurate in its results and produces visual conclusions in graph form via computer interface.

Microbiological testing of swab samples of teeth and tongue residue remains the most accurate method of determining the specific bacterial causes of oral malodor.

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