To cut it short: bad breath or halitosis can be avoided.
Bad breath is awkward and embarrassing; not only for the people affected … if they are at all aware of having bad breath, but also for the people around.
Peppermints or chewing gum may help, but if they work at all they do it only for a short time. They do not eliminate the actual cause, even though chewing gum is said to do so.
Who can help?
Help can be provided by your dentist. It is important not only to clean the periodontal pockets and the dental surfaces, but also the tongue must be cleaned by means of an ultrasonic tongue scraper. This treatment is absolutely painless. In our society bad breath is a taboo subject. Just to talk about it can be embarrassing. However, you should discuss this problem with your dentist, he can find the cause and localize the problem. By means of a so called "Halimeter" he can measure the strength of your bad breath which is usually caused by a metabolic interaction of bacteria and debris of food in the oral cavity. Basically this is an absolutely natural process.
You should ask for this treatment every time you visit your dentist. Same as brushing your teeth or using mouthwash it is useful for cleaning the oral cavity. Due to the ultrasonic vibrations the cell walls of the bacteria are burst , the bacteria are killed, and the oral cavity is cleaned at spots that cannot be reached by a toothbrush.
Author: J. Land