{"id":18020,"date":"2010-09-22T09:04:37","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T13:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=18020"},"modified":"2010-09-22T09:04:37","modified_gmt":"2010-09-22T13:04:37","slug":"health-talk-bad-breath-halitosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/health-talk\/health-talk-bad-breath-halitosis\/","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH TALK: Bad breath – halitosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"INTRODUCTION <\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the most difficult things to tell someone, such as a friend, is that he or she has bad breath.\u00a0 And one of the most embarrassing things to experience, I would think, is to see someone reacting to your bad breath, like suddenly pulling their head away from you or speaking to you at an angle. But isn\u2019t it amazing that some persons with halitosis seem either to be unaware or unconcerned about it? And that these are the ones who talk the most and want to come up within an inch of your face?<\/p>\n

Mints, mouthwashes and other products for halitosis are all over shop and supermarket shelves.\u00a0 Yet they only control halitosis temporarily, and may be less effective in controlling halitosis than simply rinsing your mouth with water after brushing and flossing your teeth.<\/p>\n

Certain foods, health conditions and habits cause halitosis. Often halitosis can be improved with proper dental hygiene.<\/p>\n

If simple self-care techniques don\u2019t solve the problem, you may want to see your doctor or dentist to make sure a more serious condition isn\u2019t causing your halitosis.
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\nCAUSES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surely you want to know what causes halitosis (so you can try to prevent it).\u00a0 The causes are numerous, and include the following. By the way, please don\u2019t stop the wonderful exercise of kissing, but it might be interesting to know that your mouth harbors the greatest variety of bacteria and is your dirtiest organ as a result.<\/p>\n

* FOOD:<\/strong> Breakdown of food particles in and around your teeth can cause a foul odor.\u00a0 Eating foods containing vegetable oils is another source of halitosis. Onions and garlic are the best known examples, but other vegetables and spices are culprits as well.\u00a0 After these foods are digested and the pungent oils are absorbed into your bloodstream, they\u2019re carried to your lungs and are given off in your breath until the food is eliminated from your body.<\/p>\n

Alcohol behaves in the same way.\u00a0 This is why alcohol levels can be measured by breath tests.\u00a0 Alcohol itself has no odor, however. The characteristic smell on your breath is mainly odor of other components of the beverage.<\/p>\n

* DENTAL PROBLEMS:<\/strong> Poor dental hygiene and gum disease can cause halitosis. (By the way, this may seem like a piece a dentist should have written, but when you read the entire article, you can see where doctors feature heavily).\u00a0 If you don\u2019t brush and floss daily, food particles remain in your mouth collecting bacteria and emitting hydrogen sulphur vapors.\u00a0 For those of you who don\u2019t know, hydrogen sulphide is the stuff of rotten eggs, so no more needs to be said.\u00a0 A colorless, sticky film of bacteria (plaque) forms on your teeth.<\/p>\n

If not brushed away, plaque can irritate your gums (gingivitis) and cause tooth decay (rottening).\u00a0 Eventually, plaque-filled pockets can form between your teeth and gums, worsening this problem \u2013 and your breath.\u00a0 Dentures that are not cleaned regularly or don\u2019t fit properly also can harbor odor-causing bacteria and food particles.
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\n* DRY MOUTH:<\/strong> Saliva helps cleanse and moisten your mouth. A dry mouth enables dead cells to accumulate on your tongue, gums, and cheeks.\u00a0 These cells decompose and cause odor.\u00a0 Dry mouth naturally occurs during sleep, even for an hour or two.\u00a0 It\u2019s what\u2019s causes \u201cmorning breath.\u201d\u00a0 Dry mouth is even more of a problem if you sleep with your mouth open.\u00a0 Some medications as well as smoking can lead to a chronic dry mouth, as can a problem with your salivary glands.<\/p>\n

* DISEASE:<\/strong> Chronic lung infections and lung abscesses can produce very foul-smelling breath.\u00a0 Several illnesses can cause a distinctive breath odor.\u00a0 Kidney failure can cause a urine-like odor, and liver failure can cause an odor described as \u201cfishy.\u201d Persons with uncontrolled diabetes may have a fruity (aromatic) breath odor.\u00a0 Chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can produce bad breath.<\/p>\n

* MOUTH, NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS:<\/strong> Halitosis is also associated with sinus infections, because nasal discharge from your sinuses draining into the back of your throat can cause mouth odor.\u00a0 A child with halitosis may have a foreign object lodged in his or her nose.\u00a0 A bean or small item stuck in the nose can cause persistent nasal discharge and a foul odor.\u00a0 Sore throat, tonsillitis and mononucleosis can cause halitosis until the throat infection clears. Bronchitis and upper respiratory tract infections in which you cough up odorous sputum (phlegm) are other sources of halitosis.
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\n* TOBACCO PRODUCTS:<\/strong> Smoking dries out your mouth and causes its own unpleasant mouth odor.\u00a0 Tobacco users are more likely to have gum disease, an additional source of bad breath.<\/p>\n

* SEVERE DIETING:<\/strong> Dieters may develop unpleasant \u201cfruity\u201d breath from ketoacidosis, the breakdown of chemicals during fasting.<\/p>\n

SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0When halitosis persists despite proper dental hygiene.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0If halitosis persists despite self-care (see below). See your dentist.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0When the cause isn\u2019t dental, in which case you may need to see a doctor for a full evaluation to determine an underlying cause.<\/p>\n

HOW TO EXERCISE SELF-CARE RE: BAD BREATH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Try the following steps to improve or prevent bad breath.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Brush your teeth after you eat. Keep a toothbrush at work to brush after eating.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Floss at least once a day. This removes food particles and plaque from between your teeth.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0BRUSH YOUR TONGUE.\u00a0 You may be surprised how much this helps to remove odor-causing dead cells, bacteria and food debris that get trapped in the grooves of your tongue.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Drink plenty of water.\u00a0 This keeps your mouth moist. Chewing a sugarless gum or sucking sugarless candy stimulates saliva, washing away food particles and bacteria.\u00a0 If you have chronic dry mouth, your doctor or dentist may prescribe an artificial saliva preparation or an oral medication that stimulates the flow of saliva.<\/p>\n

The rest is really for the dentist, so I\u2019m going to stop here.<\/p>\n

See you next week.<\/p>\n

Dr. Victor Emanuel has been an educator of medical professionals in training, and the public, for over 20 years in Dominica. 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