HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU HAVE BAD BREATH?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some people worry too much about their breath even though they have little or no mouth odour, while others have bad breath and don\u2019t know it. Because it\u2019s difficult to assess how your own breath smells, ask a close friend or relative to confirm your breath questions. A simple way is to stick a clean finger in your mouth and scrape saliva from the back of your tongue. Put it on the back of your hand, wait a minute, then smell your hand. Does it smell like something you\u2019d want to kiss? If not; don\u2019t despair, check out these tips about causes and cures for bad breath below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n COMMON CAUSES OF BAD BREATH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TIPS TO GET RID OF BAD BREATH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Brush your teeth and tongue twice\na day to banish bad breath. <\/strong>Brushing\nthe tongue will remove smelly bacteria that cause bad breath. Most people\nforget to brush the tongue adequately, especially the back of the tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Floss once a day for fresh breath<\/strong>. Flossing gets out hidden food particles and removes\nplaque, a coating of bacteria that forms around the tooth. Flossing also helps\nprevent periodontal disease another common cause of bad breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a>3. Gargle with peroxide to fight\nhalitosis.<\/strong> An antimicrobial mouthwash is\nimportant if you have a problem with excess plaque and can also be used for\nfresher breath. Just \u2018swish\u2019 the product around in your mouth for 30 seconds to\none minute, then spit it out<\/strong>. The oxygen in the hydrogen peroxide\nkills mouth bacteria that cause bad breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a>4. Drink adequate amount of water to avert bad breath.<\/strong> Lack of fluids can lead to dry mouth (xerostomia) and cause bad breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a>5.<\/strong> Eat\nyogurt for sweeter breath.<\/strong> According to medical experts, Yogurt\nreplenishes the good bacteria in the gut and promotes a healthier mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a>6. <\/strong> Chewing gum makes you salivate if your mouth is dry and causing bad breath. Saliva is what washes away the bacteria in your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/stnicholashospitallagos.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/1.jpg\")
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![<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nReferences:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSt. Nicholas Hospital Quality and\nSafety Group, Mayoclinic.com, webmd.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s get real. For most people bad breath also called halitosis, can be embarrassing and in some cases may even cause anxiety. It affects how you feel about yourself and also how others perceive you. Certain foods, health conditions and habits are among the causes of bad breath. In many cases, bad breath can be improved…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[61],"tags":[531,532,536,537,530,540,528,533,539,534,541,538,535,529],"yst_prominent_words":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/stnicholascdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/23065925\/BAD-BREATH.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4278"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=4278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/stnicholashospitallagos.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/8.jpg\"){kind=link}