So studies have shown that in some countries up to 50% of people suffer
from bad breath otherwise known as halitosis in this video I'm going to
teach you how to get rid of it so what are we waiting for let's do this
now before we begin I have a few questions for you which I want to think
about whilst we go through the video so what's your oral hygiene like how often
you brush your teeth do you floss do you smoke are you eating a lot of sugary
foods because all of these can contribute bad breath
so please think about them and now let's begin so tip number one the worst
smelling bad breath usually comes from bacteria living in between the gums in
between the teeth and on the turn so tip number one is pretty simple maintain
good oral hygiene and you might be thinking to yourself now but Abraham I
do maintain good oral hygiene now if you do maintain good oral hygiene and that's
fantastic but a lot of patients tend to miss a few important steps or do
a few things wrong for example a lot of people tend to brush their teeth with a
fluoride toothpaste which is great and then they end up rinsing their mouths
out of water or with a mouthwash and this is wrong because you're getting rid
of all that good fluoride now a few of the things about maintaining good oral
hygiene include brushing your teeth and gums are these twice a day flossing your
teeth at least once a day cleaning your tongue with a tongue scraper using a
fluoride toothpaste and most importantly having regular dental check-ups also I
did make a video not long ago with a good friend of mine Dr Ehsan all about
how to brush your teeth properly and I guarantee you if you watch it you will
become a dental hygiene Pro I will leave a link up here and in the description
below as usual tip number two so remember the bacteria from tip number
one well they love sugary foods and when they get sugar they go a bit
nuts and when they go nuts they start increasing the acidity in the mouth and
that can contribute to things like tooth decay and I guess nobody wants tooth decay
and bad breath so what should you do well you need to still maintain the good
oral hygiene we need to limit your intake of sugary foods and drinks and
this includes things like fizzy drinks also its sparkling water as well this
counts as well so you need to limit that and lastly limit fruit juice because
that also contains sugar now you may be thinking to yourself but Abraham that's
easier said than done I drink loads of fizzy drinks every day
now gonna struggle with this well that's
fine and that's understandable so try and cut down slowly maybe try having
one fizzy drink a day or one fruit juice a day and it slowly cut down from there
also please remember that things like tea things like coffee water they're all
fine to have they're generally less acidic but remember please don't add
sugar and also another tip before you brush your teeth then you've eaten
something but it has something to drink make sure you leave an hour this is so
the acidity can neutralize and then brush your teeth which moves us on to tip number three
consider using a mouthwash every single day now I think it's especially useful
to use a mouthwash let's say when you're out and you've eaten and you don't have
a toothbrush with you to brush your teeth then you can use the mouthwash
that's going to neutralize those chemicals that can cause bad breath now
next question is going to be well which mouthwash should I get there's so many
to choose from well the good news is that there's been a number of clinical
trials that have shown various ingredients in mouthwash to help with
bad breath now this is quite long so I'm going to leave a full list in the
description below for you so check it out when you get a minute next up we've
got tip number four which is all about smoking I honestly think there's no end
to how bad smoking is for us we all know it causes various different cancers it
causes lung disease it causes diabetes it causes heart disease and many more
medical conditions and the cherry on top is it also causes bad breath so tip
number four is pretty simple if you do smoke please quit because the health
benefits are there and on top of that you're going to be left with fresh
breath I'll also leave a really useful link from the NHS in the description
below about how you can quit so I really hope my video helps you and if you have
any of your own tips please leave a comment below because we'd love to read
it also please remember that bad breath can
sometimes be caused by certain medical conditions so what I will do is leave a
full list in the description below and I'd recommend everyone to read it always
remember you're awesome and I'll see you next week and then when the acidity (mumbling noise)
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