Dental Hygiene -4 Ways To Prevent Bad Breath

                

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<p>Do people cover their noses when you are chatting with them? Do some people never run out of excuses to end a conversation with you a couple of times too many? If you notice these strange behaviors from others, have you ever considered that you might have a case of bad breath?</p><p>Bad breath is a very embarrassing problem. People who have it are oftentimes avoided like the plague and are perceived to have poor personal and dental hygiene. However, it can be very difficult to treat this problem if you do not even know that you have it! Most people cannot smell their own breath, so they would not know of the condition unless someone is brave enough or tactless enough to tell them so.</p><p>Bad breath can be triggered by a wide variety of factors, which may include certain foods, health conditions and poor dental hygiene, among others. If you are troubled with this condition, you may not need to worry any further. You can effectively control the problem by following a few practical self-care techniques.</p><p>Observe Proper Dental Hygiene</p><p>As a rule, you need to brush your teeth after every meal and floss at least once daily. It would also be wise to brush your tongue whenever you brush your teeth to prevent the accumulation of food debris, dead cells and bacteria. A white layer on the surface of your tongue is a telltale sign that you have a bacteria problem. To remove this, brush your tongue using a soft toothbrush or a tongue scraper. Be sure to pay particular attention to the middle third of the tongue since it is where most of the bacteria tend to accumulate. If you wear dentures or partials, be sure to clean them up also.</p><p>Gargle</p><p>Gargling with diluted hydrogen peroxide can wipe out the bacterial colony in your mouth. For best results, gargle for at least forty five seconds. It will create a lot of foam but try your best not spit it out. Do not use hydrogen peroxide more than twice a day and be sure to use it in diluted form only. It would be advisable to gargle with diluted hydrogen peroxide solution once every 3 days or twice a week. Do not use it more frequently than this since it can corrode the enamel of your teeth.</p><p>You can also try gargling with commercial mouthwashes. Try this before retiring for the night and observe the difference when you wake up the next morning! For best results, dentists recommend that you use alcohol-free preparations.</p><p>Watch What You Eat</p><p>There is no escaping the fact that your mouth will mostly smell of what you eat. This happens because every time you eat, the digestive process produces some sort of gas from everything that you have ingested. These gases are then eliminated through the various openings in the body, which include the skin, the mouth and the lungs.</p><p>To overcome the smell of strong foods, you can use peppermint tea, Moroccan mint, jasmine, hibiscus and lemon balm. Just refrain from adding sugar to these products, since it encourages the growth of bacteria.</p><p>You can also include fresh foods like ginger, parsley, cilantro and scallion to your diet. Eat them raw to maintain a balance in colon bacteria.</p><p>Perform a Colon Cleanse</p><p>A dirty colon is an ideal breeding place for bacteria, which can ultimately lead to bad breath. To help keep your colon relatively free from these damaging bacteria, you can opt to do a colon cleanse using bran or an appropriate herbal laxative. If you wish to use over the counter drugs laxatives instead, do so with the guidance of your doctor.</p><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><div class="sig"><p>Michael Russell
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