What causes bad breath and what to do about it

To halitosis remained in the past, it is necessary to fight not only with the smell itself, but also with its cause. If you don’t know what exactly smells bad from your mouth, you don’t need to do anything yourself - you should immediately consult a doctor. Moreover, it is not necessary to see a dentist, it is likely that under the circumstances, consultation with a gastroenterologist, endocrinologist or otolaryngologist will be required.

Causes of Bad Breath

There are many causes of persistent halitosis, the following are just a few of them:

1. Inadequate oral hygiene.
2. Dental diseases:
   • caries;
   • periodontitis;
   • pulpitis;
   • tartar.
3. Diseases of the oral cavity:
   • stomatitis;
   • pathology of the salivary glands (often occur in people after 60 years of age);
   • glossitis;
   • candidiasis.
4. Respiratory diseases:
   • sinusitis;
   • pneumonia;
   • bronchitis;
   • tonsillitis;
   • sore throat;
   • tuberculosis.
5. Anorexia or bulimia.
6. Diabetes mellitus (causes a characteristic acetone odor from the oral cavity).
7. Renal pathology.
8. Gastrointestinal Disorders:
   • gastritis;
   • diverticulosis;
   • stomach ulcer;
   • pancreatitis
   • enteritis;
   • colitis;
   • low or high acidity;
   • food poisoning (in this case, it stinks of vomit from the mouth).
9. A side effect of taking medication.
10. Gallbladder disease.
11. Smoking (it is characterized by a terrible cigarette "fragrance").

Most often, it is dental diseases that are to blame for the appearance of halitosis, therefore, with bad breath you can make rinses, home pastes to clean your teeth, but first you need to visit a dentist and cure your teeth. It is only necessary to look for other causes of halitosis if the patient's teeth are perfectly healthy and the oral cavity is sanitized, but it still stinks from the mouth.

An unpleasant odor should be determined not only by the person himself, but also by the people around him or the doctor, since there are frequent cases of pseudohalitosis - a condition in which the patient constantly feels that he stinks badly. You can get rid of pseudohalitosis only with the help of sedatives.

How to remove bad breath within half an hour and make your breath fresh

Most often, bad breath is a symptom of a disease, but it is not advisable to tolerate halitosis until the exact cause of its occurrence is established. This can lead to psychological discomfort due to communication problems, so you should eliminate at least the stink itself, and only then think about complex treatment.

Simple steps to combat halitosis:

• brushing your teeth with a paste with a strong mint smell;
• the use of a preventive spray for the oral cavity or chewing gum;
• rinsing the mouth with special herbal balms;
• chewing coffee beans;
• use of tea tree or sage essential oil;
• resorption of sugarless mint candies;
• thoroughly rinse your mouth for 10 minutes with any vegetable oil: rapeseed, sunflower, olive, linseed.

In addition, to eliminate a bad smell, you can use various spices, for example, chew peas of cloves, a piece of nutmeg or hold a leaf of fennel in your mouth.

If your mouth smells strongly, you can chew a slice of lemon or orange. It masks good smell and fresh bell peppers. But if the teeth are not completely healthy, these actions can lead to painful sensations.

Oral hygiene with persistent bad breath

Bad breath occurs if a person does not pay due attention to oral hygiene. Because of this, there is not only a morning "stale" aroma, but also more serious problems associated with caries or periodontitis, which cannot be eliminated with just brushing and pasta.

Care Tips

The basis of dental health is high-quality and comprehensive care for them. Not everyone knows how to properly care for your teeth, but this is nothing complicated. Here are just some guidelines for cleaning your mouth:

1. To clean teeth and gums, you need to use not only a regular brush and paste, but also:
   • dental floss, which helps in cases where the remains of products are stuck between the teeth;
   • special tongue scraper or studded brush pad;
   • an electric toothbrush (you should buy a device if it smells badly from your mouth);
2. you need to brush your teeth 2 times a day for 2-3 minutes;
3. for the brush you need to purchase an ionizer or sterilizer that will disinfect it;
4. when cleaning the root of the tongue, you can hold your breath, since this process is often accompanied by a gag reflex;
5. after each meal, you should use a mouthwash or at least rinse your mouth with plain water, black or green tea - they contain active substances that neutralize sulfur compounds, leading to an unpleasant odor;
6. you need to visit the dentist at least once every six months.

The choice of toothpastes and rinses for permanent use

To combat halitosis, pastes are suitable not only with a strong mint smell, but also regular ones, which include triclosan and carbamide peroxide. When choosing a rinse, you should dwell on the most natural preparations.

Hygienic balms containing alcohol will result in severe dry mouth and an even more terrible bad breath, instead of the expected freshness of breath.

Treating Bad Breath

Oral stench medications help get rid of pathogenic bacteria in the oral cavity and prevent their further occurrence. They make breathing fresher and help prevent tooth decay. These medicines include:

• Septogal is an antiseptic against mouth odor based on peppermint and eucalyptus oil.
• InFresh - Chlorophyll-based tablets.
• SmellX.
• OralProbiotic - Halitosis tablets with probiotics.
• Hydrogen peroxide tablets.
• Chlorhexidine.

With stomatitis

If bad breath is caused by stomatitis, you can apply:

• Fukortsin is a strong cheap purple-colored antiseptic that is best used before bedtime, as it is extremely difficult to rinse with water from the mucous membrane.
• Rivanol is a disinfectant based on boric acid.
• Sodium tetraborate is a derivative of boric acid with a disinfecting and bacteriological effect.
• Iodinol is an iodine-based antiseptic.
• Chlorophyllipt is a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory agent based on eucalyptus leaves.
• Miramistin is a medicine with strongly pronounced antiseptic and antimicrobial properties.

With caries

If the cause of terribly bad breath was caries, then in addition to the main treatment, you can use:

• Fluoride is a drug held on the surface of the teeth in the form of a film and saturates them with fluoride.
• Coreberon is a medicine containing sodium fluoride, which is involved in the mineralization of teeth, while cleaning enamel.
• Icon - a special solution that allows you to treat shallow caries without drilling.

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With glossitis

If the cause of the stinking amber from the mouth is inflammation of the tongue, then you can try to eliminate the smell with the following medicines:

• Vinisol is an anti-inflammatory and wound healing aerosol.
• Solcoseryl is a medicine that activates the regenerative properties of tissues and stimulates collagen synthesis.
• Antibiotic Doxycycline, Rocefin, Suprax.

Dental burls for terrible stench

Sometimes dentists give patients suffering from halitosis special caps with an oxygen gel that quickly eliminates all pathogens, penetrating the gums, teeth and tongue. To completely eliminate the constant fetid odor from the mouth, 2 weeks of wearing these capes is enough. The treatment time may be increased in case of more severe pathology.

Diet

Often an ordinary diet helps to cope with the stench from the mouth. Changing the diet and adding new products to the menu not only has a beneficial effect on the state of the oral cavity, but also strengthens the body. People who have a terrible bad breath are recommended to eat:

• various herbs: parsley, coriander, mint, wormwood;
• plain white sugar-free yogurt;
• fiber-rich foods: carrots, apples, celery;
• foods that have a lot of vitamin C: citrus fruits, berries, bell peppers.

Before getting rid of halitosis, you should abandon meat, cakes, cookies, fish and milk, since these products are the main causes of odor in the oral cavity and adversely affect the health of teeth and gastrointestinal organs.

Halitosis is a fairly common occurrence in dentistry, so everyone should know why this symptom can occur and what should be done if it stinks from the mouth. To begin with, you can thoroughly brush your teeth, remove food debris from the interdental spaces, and then you need to consult a dentist as soon as possible.