| Bad Breath or Halitosis or
Oral Malodor or Breath Odor is absolutely and extremely unpleasant
odor exhaled in breathing. |
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What Causes
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| Dental diseases and conditions
such as tooth decay, gum disease, dry mouth and poor oral hygiene
are the leading causes of halitosis. Sometimes food and germs collect
under the gum around
Wisdom Tooth. Most unpleasant odors are known to
arise from food debris trapped in the tongue. The rough surface of the
tongue provides an ideal territory for bacteria. When left on the
tongue, such germs can yield the "rotten egg" smell of volatile sulfur
compounds.
The Most
Common Complications and Problems Your own oral malodor is often
undetectable. Close friend, a spouse, or family member may be willing to
smell one's breath and provide honest feedback.
Many people have an associated
bad taste (metallic, sour, fecal, etc.) with breath odor. |
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| Halitosis can have a very
negative effect on your personal relationship, jobs, communication, and
friendship. Breath odor directs to poor
confidence and increases your stress.
Bad Breath
Cure
Everyday toothpastes,
Toothpaste with prolonged protection,
Mouthwashes, mints, or lozenges give only temporary relief. These dental
products only hide mouth odors for a few minutes.
Very effective treatment for
oral malodor or halitosis is available in our dental office:
- rinses containing substance
challenging germs, such as The Chlorhexidine provide better
control
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special toothpastes, mouthwashes, and lozenges with
The Chlorine Dioxide are the latest advance against bad odor.
This stuff effectively destroys bad breath particles of the "rotten
egg" smell
- we avoid alcohol-containing
products, since alcohol is a drying mouth agent and will worsen bad
breath
How Can You
Avoid Halitosis? Brushing and flossing after
meals is necessary to remove food debris from between the teeth.
Softly cleaning the tongue
surface twice daily with a tongue scraper, or tongue cleaner will reduce
primary source of breath smell. |
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Look for the #1
Tongue Cleaner in the USA |
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Waterpik Ultra Dental Water Jet (WP-100W) is a
NEW!,
safe
device and very effective
oral care tool for those that can't or won't use
dental floss
and tongue cleaner. |
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| Applying a small amount of
special mouth rinse or tongue gel onto the tongue surface will further
reduce halitosis. |
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| Chewing
sugarless gum can help
with the production of saliva, and thereby help to reduce dry mouth and
bad odor. |
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| Some dental products which
reduce dry mouth signs for several hours could improve halitosis
control. Drinking several glasses of
water a day with lemon juice is also positive for bad breath cure.
When chewed slowly, Parsley and
Cinnamon are the natural home bad odor remedies. |
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Contact Dentist |
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Looking forward to hearing from
you
Aleksandr V. Melekhin, DDS |
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Return from Bad Breath to
Philadelphia Dentist |
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