Fix Your Bad Breath

When people think of dental health the focus is usually turned on teeth, however equally as important are gums. The gums are first sign of poor dental hygiene and an indicator of overall health, gum problems can also indicate how good the nutrition intake is, whether there is a sufficient vitamin C in the body for instance. Read the rest of this entry »

Had breath can creep up on anyone and it’s useful to take preventative measures to stop the onset of bad breath. After all bad breath can put your social and love life in disarray as people mock you for your smelly breath behind your back.

Preventing bad breath is easily done as long as you take adequate measures and follow a strict oral hygiene regime to stop the onset of bad breath. Read the rest of this entry »

Chronic bad breath is also known as halitosis, and is an embarrassing social inhibitor for anyone who unfortunately happens to suffer from it.

Unfortunately one of the problems with chronic bad breath is that no matter how much you floss, brush and rinse it never seems to be able to permanently, and completely remove your bad breath so that you can get on with your social life. Read the rest of this entry »

If your gums bleed easily after eating or brusing your teeth you may have early onset of pyria. Pyria is the technical term for gum disease, which usually occurs when gum health decays and you end up with bleeding gums. Pyria is ususally a symptom of poor dental hygiene, where the person is not brushing often, or not adequately enough leading to bacteria growth in and around the gums. Read the rest of this entry »

Halitosis is the technical term to describe unpleasant breath odors, also known as “bad breath” and is usually noticeable during exhalation. Chronic Halitosis is used to describe persistent halitosis and reoccurs even after cleansing and treatment and is the third most common reason why people seek dental aid after tooth decay and gum disease.

In most cases halitosis occurs inside the mouth itself and is treatable, transient halitosis is a problem for many people and varies in severity, usually after a long period of fasting, after waking up and after eating certain smelly food such as garlic, meat, cheese etc. Read the rest of this entry »

There are numerous ways to test for bad breath, the oldest and most common is.

Ultimate bad breath test

1) Pull your tongue out, and lick the back of your hand using the tongue from as far back as possible
2) Allow the saliva on the back of your tongue to dry by itself, don’t try to smell your hand while it’s drying
3) After a few minutes, smell your licked hand, if it smells then your breath smells. Read the rest of this entry »

Smelly Breath is a the symptom of different odour producing foods and bacteria from the mouth. There are over 133 causes of smelly breath, and is a real problem for many people.

Smelly breath is a social deterrent for many people, and can be stressful for teenagers in particular who find that peers may bully them or avoid them altogether. Read the rest of this entry »

For a long time bad breath was attributed to bacteria build up along the gum lines and between teeth, and the common diagnosis to prevent bad breath was to make sure people brushed their teeth and and flossed. Later on mouthwash was developed as it was understood that bad breath can originate from other areas of the mouth, not just teeth. Read the rest of this entry »

Garlic breath is obviously caused by eating garlics, some people seem to be neutral with the smell of garlic, other people find garlic breath unbearable as the garlic reacts with bacteria from inside the mouth creating an unpleasant smell. One of the problems with garlic breath is that you are unable to smell the breath yourself, so often you have no idea if your breath smells or not. Read the rest of this entry »