Do You Suffer From Halitosis?

However, the second type of halitosis is the most problematic and may be due to multiple causes. Here I leave a list of the most common reasons that cause halitosis:

- Poor dental hygiene (is the most common cause)
- Caries, oral infections
- Drugs: antibiotics, antihypertensives, anxiolytics, .. etc.. (Produce dry mouth)
- Xerostomia (dry mouth)
- Gingivitis (gum disease)
- Poor hygiene of the language (the language in many bacteria are deposited)
- Consumption of certain foods or beverages
- Smoking
- Low Calorie Diets
- Diabetes
- Dentures, dentures, fillings and crowns .. etc. misplaced.
- Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis, .. etc..


How to fight halitosis?

Most importantly, proper oral hygiene, especially paying attention to cleaning between the teeth where food remains are deposited. So to supplement brushing, recommended the use of dental floss and mouthwash.

Sometimes we care dental cleaning and forget about cleaning the tongue. But remember that live there a large number of bacteria will not proliferate and generating eliminate odors.

For proper teeth cleaning, you should be changing your toothbrush every three months.
Drink plenty of water avoid dry mouth.
Eating foods that stimulate the secretion of saliva is also an option. You can try chewing sugarless gum and candy, drinking acidic fruit juices, .. etc..
There remain many hours without eating.
Avoid smoking. There will always be something beneficial for our overall health.
Visiting the dentist a couple of times a year to go by controlling the state of your teeth.

Are there any home remedies to fight bad breath?

Chlorophyll tablets can be of great help to eliminate bad breath. If you want to consume naturally, watercress is a food rich in chlorophyll.

The bicarbonate helps regulate the pH of saliva. Dilute one tablespoon of baking soda in a glass of water, and do mouthwash.

Drinking mint tea or fresh mint.

Apparently chewing fresh parsley after meals, keeps breath fresh for hours.