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Quick Health Advice: Bad Breath
Around 95% of us suffer from halitosis (or bad breath) at some time in our lives, and one in four adults suffer from it on a regular basis. In this exclusive guide, Dr McKenna demonstrates a simple technique to check for bad breath, and advises on ways we can ultimately prevent the ‘death breath’. She also reminds us that around 90% of bad breath cases are due to poor oral hygiene, so a visit to the dental hygienist at least once a year wouldn’t hurt. Well, it might do…but would you rather have bad breath?
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I have bad breath all the time, its not my teeth as i clean & floss regularly, i have a white creamy coating on my toung which is worse in the mornings, if i scrape it off it smells horrible, could it be something in my stomach ? please help its really stopping me get on with my life.
Ihave bad breath too. I do go to the dentist every 9 months because of it. I do not have any dental issues and my dentist says he has no idea why I have bad breath. I have no cavities, my gums are fine everything is ok for oral hygeine. I too have small white "balls" that come out of my mouth if cough or sneeze(occasionally). They smell disgusting and my FD has no idea what they are. It is very embarrassing since I work at a doctors office. Please help!!!
i have noticed quite a few raised bumps at the very back of my tongue, i was wondering if they are normal, or if there is something i can do to get rid of them? :)
Thankyou much appreciated
Hello there, I have a very horible breath .It's nothing to do with hygiene.My teeth,gum and mouth are ok but the problem is with my stomach.I suffer from flux of acid that make not only my mouth smell but also the taste of mouth very bad.My GP always suscribe me thing that never work or work for a wile then stop.Can you please come up with a lasting solution ? Please, please help.
I attend the dental hygienist regularly and have been told that i have good dental hygiene, i also brush my teeth after meals and floss. I have purchased a tongue cleaner and use it regualarly. However i still have bad breath and it is so embarassing to watch other recoill. I speak quietly so that i dont have to open my mouth. Is there a speacial clinic i could go to to find out more?
I have had a really funny taste in my mouth for the last few days and my tongue seems to be a darker colour, any idea what this is? and how I could get rid of it?
Whats a floride toothpast?
In these past couple of weeks i've been getting bad breath and i don't know how. I brush my teeth twice a day and after i brush them my breath smells minty. But when i get to school, in lessons i don't talk that much and then when i do speak i can taste my breath in my mouth. Please can you help me?
please help i hav really bad breath ….i was told in school by the boy i like he asked me did i ever brush my teeth cause my breath is horrible i hate it help me please what can i do i brush my teeth 3 times a day
My Breath is bad at times and sometimes not, i do what im meant to do Brush my teeth brush my toungue with a scraper, wash my mouth out with water, not mouthwash as some kill the good bacteria which prevent bad breath, i must say it has got better, i thought i was doing a good job then realised i had to brush my tongue and wash my mouth out, i also chew lots of gum which helps, hopefully this will help some of you:)