Bad Breath - The Problems You Face In Dealing With It

By: Del Carl

Bacteria in the mouth are not affected to any great extent by the use of gums, mints, and mouthwashes - even the "antibacterial" brands, according to recent research studies. The use of these appears to only mask the bad breath and leaves the bacteria alive and well.

Obviously, mints, gum, sprays, and mouthwashes are poor cover-ups for bad breath, although people in American alone purchased over 1 billion dollars worth of them last year.

The bacteria can still hide comfortably under the coating of the tongue, regardless of whether you use an antibacterial mouthwash or not. Instead of reducing the build-up on the tongue, all of the currently available mouthwashes just add to the existing compost-pile.

More importantly, the rinses or pastes that have an antimicrobial effect work by changing the PH and/or another biochemical component related to one facet of the oral environment.

Alcohol is probably the worst rinse ingredient because of its drying effect on the oral tissues (actually, this promotes the growth of anaerobic bacteria) and the possibility that long-term use may cause oral cancers.

So many people spend their hard earned money on ineffective cover-ups like mouthwash, gum, sprays, and mints without ever getting to the root of the problem. It will cost more than 180.00 a year to have just a single pack of mints every day, for example, and many spend more than that.

It appears, when you look at our levels of oral hygiene and bad breath, that we have not kept up with the changes in the other areas of our lives. We travel into deep space, to the depths of the oceans, and can communicate almost instantly with just about anywhere on the planet. Our progress in cleaning our mouths has not be quite so good.

Consider this. Why use a device like a toothbrush to clean teeth? If you could simply rinse with a liquid, who would bother to mechanically brush their teeth? Obviously this is not the case, so why do so many people think that to clean the rest of the oral cavity will just be a case of "swishing" a mouth full of chemicals?

90% of all cases of bad breath (halitosis) can be shown to be due to the decomposing layer on the tongue according to recent studies, along with other harmful bacteria that are not removed by gargling, flossing and brushing.

Our regular oral hygiene routine does not include cleaning our tongues properly, and hence the bacteria build up undisturbed, according to recent research.

Not only that, but some dentists even teach their patients to brush their tongues with their toothbrushes. One drawback of this is that a moist toothbrush will continue to hold the bacteria. Unless you are willing to throw out your toothbrush on a continuous basis, this is not a recommended process.

Brushing the tongue does little more than mash the bacteria and plaque deeper into the "filliform", without addressing the real problem at the posterior part of the tongue.

As "plaque" is to the teeth and gums, the "coating" is to the tongue. Brushing alone does not solve the problem. Although it is a step in the right direction, it merely loosens the coating. It does not remove it.

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