Bad Breath (Halitosis)

Nearly everyone suffers from bad breath, at least occasionally, but it can be a constant issue for some people and a source of anxiety and embarrassment. The embarrassment becomes severe if it is seldom pointed out by other people.

An education on bad breath or halitosis can help you navigate yourself from ever suffering it. A list of the causes of bad breath are:

Food Particles

Certain foods get stuck in our teeth, when they stay put in our mouth for some time, they give room for bacterial that causes certain odour. Eating certain types of food like onions, garlic also give you bad breath, this foods are powerful that even after the digest and are circulated through the bloodstream,they enter the lungs and causes bad breath as you constantly exhales.

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Poor Mouth Hygiene

Dentists recommend that you brush twice everyday, in the night after you have eaten before you go to bed and after breakfast in the morning, with fluoride toothpaste for two minutes. Individuals that brush only in the morning are setting themselves up for bad breath. When you brush after breakfast, your mouth becomes clean as you must have removed the food Particles that could stuck somewhere between your teeth and the rest of your mouth, giving you a fresh breath for the day's activities.

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Gum Disease

This is also known as periodontal disease. it is also caused by poor Mouth hygiene. Individuals that have poor brushing habit are more exposed to gum disease. it's an infection that decays the gum or tissue that holds the tooth. One way of detecting if you have gum disease or someone you know have gum disease is if their gums are swollen and bleed whenever they brush.

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Careless Cleaning of Dentures

Dentures are a set of teeth. When you brush carelessly without taking care to wash your teeth properly, the teeth will likely be absorbing fungi and bacteria that will later cause mouth odour.

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Dry Mouth

This is a condition where the salivary gland in the mouth fails to produce enough saliva to keep the mouth wet. In most cases dry mouth is caused by consumption of certain drugs, though, it can rarely be caused by a problem in the salivary gland. It is also predominant in persons that breath through the mouth instead of through the nose.

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Smoking

Tobacco, cigarettes, snuffs, and smokeless tobacco all leaves chemical compounds in the mouth, his compounds react with the saliva or salivary gland and causes heavy mouth odour or bad breath. Smoking also makes your mouth dry, making bacteria to thrive in your mouth freely.

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If you already have a bad breath, you can stop it by checking any of the listed causes and stop indulging in the ones that are giving you bad breath. For some individuals, there's can be worse that they will have to go see a dentist.
If you can brush twice everyday, remove food particles that linger in your mouth after eating, quit smoking, drink water to avoid mouth dryness, you will not only be more confident when next you talk to people closely, but you will never suffer any tooth related disease.