- What is the number one cause of bad breath,
and how do you keep it from wrecking your day?
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What's up guys?
This is Dr. O. with your Dental Drive.
Hope you had an awesome Tuesday.
We did at Innovative Dental.
Today we're gonna talk about, we're gonna figure out,
what's the number one cause of bad breath?
Halitosis, stanky breath.
What's causin' that offensive odor comin' from your grill?
Right?
What is it?
So let's figure it out.
Is it gonna be like, do you not brush or floss,
is that's what's causing it?
Is it, you know, the foods you eat?
Is it the fact that your tongue has got
a bunch of bacteria on it?
Is it that you have some sort of medical condition?
I mean, there's all sorts of reasons
why somebody might have bad breath.
We're gonna get down to the bottom of that.
So let's do it.
Today, you might have had a co-worker,
that's actually, I think, I wanna think Gary.
Gary has been an awesome fan of the channel.
He left this question.
I thought, man that's a good one.
I'm sure there's a lot of people that are wondering
hey, do I have bed breath?
How do I prevent it?
I got somebody at work that has bad breath.
Maybe you wanna like, drop them a hint somehow?
That's a really awkward one, right?
Now the girls at the office, I have given them all
permission that if I ever have bad breath,
I said you'd better tell me.
'Cause I don't wanna have bad breath
in front of a patient.
So hopefully they never let that slide.
I don't know, they'll probably comment and
say that yeah I have bad breath just to mess with me.
So what is causing it?
It's obviously some sort of bacteria, right?
And so there's a number of ways that
this can manifest itself.
Obviously brushing's important, flossing's important.
You need to do that.
Matter of fact, if you're not flossing right now,
try this, trust me, try this and then
comment below about it.
Floss and then smell the floss.
Just give it a good once-over.
Tell me what you think about that floss.
And I bet you're gonna be flossin' the next few days.
And hopefully the rest of your life.
'Cause it's gonna stink.
Because there's plaque in between your teeth,
and they've been sittin' there for a while
if you don't floss.
And trust me, those plaque, the bacteria,
they don't smell good.
So flossing's important, brushing's important.
Drainage, right?
I don't know if anybody suffers from seasonal allergies,
but it causes drainage.
Matter of fact, I got a little bit right now.
So, you get like some drainage, post-nasal-drip,
and you feel like that might be causing it.
There actually are medical conditions that
can cause bad breath.
But the number one reason somebody would have bad breath,
80 to 90 percent of people struggling with bad breath,
it's because of this one thing.
And it's the bacteria that build up on our tongue.
So if you're not brushing your tongue
after you brush your teeth,
you're leaving a ton of bacteria on there
that are gonna be offensive, cause a lot of odor.
So there it is.
Brush your tongue.
It's a big, important thing.
You can get a tongue scraper.
Obviously, I mean, I just take the brush
and go to town on that tongue
and make sure that I get it fully cleaned up.
So I don't wanna, you know,
how's it lookin' right now?
Pretty good, hopefully.
But, you know, I do like things like coffee
that also can cause bad breath.
And garlic and onions, those type of things as well.
But believe it or not, those aren't nearly
as problematic for the daily issues of bad breath
that you might have, or a co-worker might have,
or friend or family member.
Maybe you just need to show some love,
drop them the hint, hey man, why don't you start
brushin' your tongue?
So, that might be the tip.
Hopefully this was helpful.
I hope, you know, this, if this helps anybody
avoid the embarrassment of having bad breath,
matter of fact, there is a ton of studies
that support that bad breath is up at like
the top of the list of things that people
notice and are offensive.
So it's one of those things you wanna
make sure you address.
No one needs bad breath.
I mean, another thing I might as well mention,
I'm a dentist, and we fix teeth.
Poorly fitting restorations, tooth decay, cavities,
infections, all of those things obviously
can contribute to bad breath.
I just wanted to make sure that this was
the number one thing, so that way we can
help as many as possible avoid that halitosis
and that stanky breath.
So hopefully you guys enjoyed this.
You have an awesome evening and day tomorrow at work
or whatever you're doing in life, enjoying it.
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow
in The Dental Drive.
Until then, you keep smilin', it looks good on ya.
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- What's up, guys?
This is Jessica L. comin' to you from Dr. O's car.
Dexter and I hijacked the car today
so instead of The Dental Drive,
you're gonna get The Doggie Drive.
Did you know, fun fact, petting a dog for
five minutes every day can reduce
stress levels up to 50%?
Now, did you also know I just made that up?
Say hi, Dexter.
Uh, he's not too talkative.
Anyway, see you guys later,
and keep on smilin'.
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