The Truth About Bad Breath

Today’s Quick Tip: Visit Your Dentist Regularly

Even if you do practice good oral hygiene, you still need your dentist to perform thorough dental cleaning. Your dentist can also perform a check-up and possibly detect early signs of damages to the teeth and gums that may cause bad breath. Some bad breath problems may be the result of underlying chronic medical conditions. Your dentist may refer you to a specialist if he suspects other medical causes of bad breath.

Cleaning Your Teeth and Gums – Tooth Brushing

Removing plaque from your teeth and gums is what proper dental care is all about. Daily, you can handle this task on your own by brushing right and flossing. Twice a year, however, you should let a professional take a look inside your mouth.

When it comes to brushing your teeth, you’re probably going through the motions, but not actually brushing efficiently. In fact, you could be damaging your gums and/or leaving plaque behind. And if you’re not flossing to remove the plaque you missed while brushing, your teeth may slowly be decaying.

There are several ways you can brush your teeth and the one you choose should be based on your mouth and your age. The best place to turn when deciding on a tooth brushing method is your dentist. In addition to advising you on the right method for your mouth, he or she can demonstrate proper brushing technique and

Cleaning Your Teeth and Gums – Flossing

Brushing your teeth properly is an effective way of removing plaque, that sticky white substance that grows in between and along the bottom of teeth and along the gum line. But rarely will tooth brushing alone remove all plaque, no matter how good a job you do.

To ensure you remove every bit of plaque from your teeth, you’ve got to remember to floss. While most people will make the effort to brush in the morning and at night, few take that extra step of flossing. Rather than flossing daily, they’ll floss weekly or worse, they just don’t floss at all.

Flossing takes a bit of time and a lot of coordination which probably is why so many choose to skip this step. But like any habit, if you’re willing to practice and repeat the process, in a few weeks you’ll be flossing daily like a pro.

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Today’s Quick Tip: Keep On Chewing

Saliva can help wash away food particles and bacteria. It also moistens your mouth, thereby eliminating dryness that can cause bad breath bacteria to multiply. Not chewing for long periods of time can cause limited saliva production. You can make saliva flow more freely by chewing on sugarless gum after eating.

Some startling facts about bad breath you probably didn’t know:

• Did you know your current mouthwash probably contains more alcohol than a 6-pack of beer?
• Your toothpaste may contain a kind of SOAP that drastically dries out your mouth!
• Bad Breath does NOT come from the stomach!

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