Bad Breath Solutions
Smoking & Tobacco: Stop or reduce smoking; not only will this reduce bad breath, but it is important for overall health.
What you consume: Abstain from or reduce eating garlic and onions, or consume them in forms that reduce smell. Similarly, reduce alcohol consumption since alcohol causes dehydration, in turn causing bad breath. Additionally, drinking plenty of water can help.
What you do or don’t consume: Change your diet regimen; eat less meat and more fruit.
Systemic Disease & Infections: Seek professional help for systemic conditions; this can help reduce bad breath.
Dry Mouth: Use gum and other saliva-inducing agents to increase saliva levels.
Dental Caries and Infections: Maintain proper dental visits and correct all dental conditions to improve oral health and reduce bad breath.
Bacteria in the mouth and in the tongue: Seek a specialist for proper treatment and continued maintenance to minimize and eliminate this condition.
Treating halitosis is a process not a cure. It requires continuous commitment and routine maintenance by the patient just as it would when bathing, dieting, getting healthy, and staying in shape. Once the desired short term goals are achieved, then you can maintain the results achieved by routine care.
Since the primary cause of bad breath is bacteria, there cannot be a magic pill or a permanent cure for this condition. Bacteria grow and repopulate. As long as a person is alive, the halitosis bacteria will grow in the dark and inaccessible areas of the oral environment. Removing the bacteria with a combination of mechanical and chemical procedures is the only effective means of treating bad breath. Although most current bad breath aids are products such as gums and mouthwashes, the only effective means of bringing bad breath under control is by seeking the services and guidance of a expert professional in the field.
Achieving fresh breath is a two step process. First one treats and controls bad breath, then one attempts to get fresh breath. One cannot get fresh breath without first treating the underlying bad breath. To achieve effective, strong and long lasting fresh breath, one needs to first treat bad breath.