2006-08-31 14:23:59 · 20 answers · asked by osunumberonefan 5 in Health ➔ Dental
The answer is simple:
Because peoples' mouths are literally a cesspool of bacteria and filth. That's the unfortunate truth.
Toothpaste is just a substance that helps scrub bacterial plaque off your teeth. It does little to actually kill bacteria. When you brush your teeth and rinse, you aren't even coming close to eliminating bacteria from your mouth. Within minutes after you brush, the bacteria that cause halitosis have begun multiplying.
The best way to keep the bacterial population to a minimum, short of using prescription antimicrobials, is to keep your mouth moist with saliva. Saliva keeps bacterial numbers down. Sugarless gum is probably the best way.
2006-09-01 08:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a 12 hour toothpaste! But morning breath is caused by the buildup of bacteria and plaque in the mouth after it having been closed for at least 8 hours while sleeping... If someone can come up with a remedy for that, please let me know!
2006-08-31 14:30:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ebony B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colgate total supposedly works 12 hours. But I doubt you wake up with a fresh breath in the morning even if you use colgate. Bacteria breeds and grows during the night when you sleep. icky I know!
2006-08-31 14:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by Sky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it would have to stay in your mouth, which would be difficult to accomplish...you swallow sometimes during the night or open your mouth and drool (well, some people do)...but you don't salivate as much as when you are awake, which allows the plaque acids to take action...
Brushing before bed though, helps more than if one only brushes in the morning...
2006-08-31 14:33:29 · answer #4 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son had a similar situation yet his ended up being his adenoids They paintings for the nostril, like the tonsils paintings for the mouth even as they get infected (for the period of hypersensitive reaction season) his breath stinks hes snores very badly. yet pungent breath would nicely be more beneficial than merely something to do with the mouth.
2016-10-15 22:26:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The smell is caused by bacteria, food particles, possible decay, and anything with a strong odor that you ate or drank prior to going to bed coming out in your respiration.
Most of it can be alleviated by brushing and flossing your teeth before bedtime, seeing a dentist regularly, and making sure you drink enough water.
2006-08-31 14:32:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that they can't but it would be expense if it did work. There is one thing to think about, when you are asleep your mouth is not as moist causing a breeding ground for bacteria which in a short period of time has an odor.
2006-08-31 14:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by black jack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Idea! The challenge would be to make the chemical stay in you're mouth while you sleep. I would think that you are still salivating and periodically swallowing during the night. It would have to be pretty potent!
2006-08-31 14:34:48 · answer #8 · answered by Ha! Invisible! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My question is; why can't a company invent a tooth paste that you only need to use once a week? all other times you brush without and have a clean and fresh breath.
2006-08-31 14:31:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did. I think it's by crest or something. Go to the drugstore and check it out. Also, after you brush your teeth at night, rinse with Act mouthwash for a minute, and spit it out, and don't rinse with water. In the morning you're less likely to be stinky.
2006-08-31 14:29:47 · answer #10 · answered by happyfarah88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋