In this video I will go over how to stop bad breath.
Actual researched tips that REALLY stop bad breath.
And At the end of this video I will go over a secret that hardly anybody knows about that
is really effective.
Bad breath or Halitosis is caused by natural bacteria that you have in your mouth take
that break down proteins that you eat and produce byproducts called V.S.C.'s or Volatile
Sulfur Compounds.
Everything in your mouth is covered in bacteria-infested biofilm and this is normal.
However, in certain parts of your mouth you can build up an excessive amount of biofilm
that will have bacteria that causes bad breath.
Getting rid of bad breath is accomplished by finding where the majority of the bacteria
that produce VSC's are located and then eliminating or at least reducing them.
Your tongue is a place where biofilm accumulates.
Tongue scrapers should be part of your anti bad breath artillary.
Research has shown that tongue scrapers can eliminate bad breath for up to days.
Dental plaque or dental tarter is a biofilm that builds up excessively on your teeth and
gums.
Here is dental plaque under a microscope.
You to first get rid of the dental plaque and then you need to maintain things and keep
it off.
So step one is to have a good teeth cleaning that gets rid of all the dental plaque and
cavities in your mouth.
But only few offices offer a cleaning that really gets rid of all the dental plaque in
your mouth.
Your throat is a place where Biofilm also accumulates.
In fact excessively it can show up in these things called tonsil stones that have bacteria
that produce lots of VSC's and can leave your breath really bad.
Tonsil stones can be visible or even hidden but the produce a very very foul odor.
So removing them is very important to getting rid of bad breath.
Dry mouth causes the bacteria in your mouth to increase thus increasing their byproducts
and bad breath.
Drinking a lot of water will help fight dry mouth but in the end saliva is better because
it contains antibodies that keep the bacteria at bay.
If you have dry mouth during the day you need to stimulate your saliva especially after
meals.
Sugar free gum and biotene will increase salivary flow to help neutralize the bacteria in your
mouth.
I will link to these and other products from this video that I recommend in the description
below this video.
Ultimately however stopping whatever is causing the dry mouth will work best if you are able
to.
Dry mouth can be caused by illness, medication, snoring, sleeping, excessive mouth breathing,
alcohol, smoking, and even listerine.
That's right Listerine can make your breath nice for a few minutes but over time it increases
the amount of bacteria that produce bad breath.
Dairy Products do tend to increase Biofilm that includes dental plaque and tonsil stones.
So if you have bad breath consider reducing your amount of dairy.
The last thing that can cause bad breath are the foods you eat.
Some foods like garlics and onions contain a lot more sulfur than others so the bacteria
in your mouth are able to produce a lot more VSC's and bad breath.
Decreasing the amount of high sulfur containing foods you eat will also reduce that amount
of bad breath that you have.
You can also brush and floss right after a meal to neutralize the bacteria before they
are able to convert the protein you ate into VSC's and bad breath.
Also, even if you don't recognize it Smoking and Coffee will give you really bad breath.
One last note: bacteria that causes bad breath is naturally part your mouth and is there
to help break down some of the food you eat.
In limited quantity these bacteria are actually a good thing
The thing is some people have higher amounts of this bacteria and some people naturally
have less amounts of this bacteria.
That is why some people naturally just have bad breath even after they followed all my
other tips.
For those people I introduce to you my favorite product, and a secret to most: Therabreath
Rinse.
Therabreath rinse instantly inhibits the bacteria's ability to excrete odorous sulfur compounds
or in other words VSC's.
Now there's many types of Therabreath rinse.
Mint is mine and most of my patients favorite.
All my favorite products for reducing bad breath are linked to in the description below
this video.
As well as my office number if you are in Southern California and you need a nice thorough
cleaning.
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