causes and cures of bad breath please?

Answer 1

Eat parsley leaves they neautralize the bacteria that cause bad breath.

Answer 2

The causes are numerous. Some causes include:

poor saliva flow at night (bad breath in the morning is normal)
eating pungent foods, such as onions or garlic
poor brushing and dental care
sucking on a thumb or other object
occasionally, a symptom of a disease, tooth decay, or sinus infection.
More frequent toothbrushing improves most cases of mild bad breath. Also brush the surface of the tongue. Mouth wash chewable breath fresheners only provide temporary improvement.

Answer 3

The way I understand it is that everyone has bacteria of many sorts living in our mouths. Those who have halitosis have (for whatever reason) mouths that are more bacteria friendly. With more and more of these growing and thriving, bad breath is one result. Perhaps there are others. One possible remedy is very frequent flossing, brushing and anti-bacterial mouth wash. If that doesn't help, then it's probably time to consult with a doctor ( maybe start with a dentist )

Answer 4

What you eat can affect your breath, as can some throat and stomach disorders. A good dental regime involving twice a day brushing of teeth, gums, tongue and roof of mouth will help, as will flossing and the use of an anti-bacterial mouthwash. If it persists then see the dentist and/or your doctor to see if there are more serious forces at work. Good luck!

Answer 5

Found this info.!!!


Morning breath’
Almost everyone has bad breath first thing in the morning. During the day, movement of the tongue and cheeks dislodges food debris and dead cells, and these are washed away by saliva. While we are asleep our tongue and cheeks do not move much, and the flow of saliva is reduced. The food residues stagnate in the mouth, and mouth bacteria rapidly break them down, releasing an unpleasant stale smell. Breathing through the mouth when sleeping tends to make this worse. Fortunately, morning breath normally disappears after breakfast, cleaning the teeth or rinsing the mouth with water. Get your saliva going with a drink of water and lemon.

Temporary bad breath
Temporary bad breath is the lingering effect of cigarettes or something you have eaten or drunk in the past 24-48 hours. Alcohol, onions, cabbage, broccoli, radish, durian, garlic, curries and other highly spiced foods, cured foods such as salamis, and smoked foods such as kippers are particularly likely to remain on the breath. The problem isn’t simply that the smells stay in the mouth. These foods are digested and then broken down in the body, and the breakdown products of some, particularly alcohol, onions and garlic, are expelled in the breath for hours or days afterwards (this is the basis of the ‘breathalyser test’ for alcohol).

Smoking also reduces the flow of saliva, which makes its smell linger even longer.

Traditional remedies such as eating parsley help, and mouth fresheners disguise the smell. Clean your mouth by rinsing it thoroughly with warm water, giving it a good brushing with toothpaste and then rinsing thoroughly again.

Bad breath can even result from not eating. When no food is available, the body starts breaking down fat. Waste products from fat breakdown, called ketones, are expelled in the breath, and smell like stale apples.

Persistent bad breath


Gum disease
Poor oral hygiene
Postnasal drip
Bacteria on the back of the tongue
Anything that dries the mouth
Isosorbide dinitrate
Gut problems

Gum disease, according to dentists, is the usual cause of persistent bad breath. You will probably be unaware you have the problem because gum disease is not necessarily painful. The gum is likely to bleed when you brush your teeth. It will look very red, but goes pale for a moment if you press on it, and will be slightly swollen where it meets the teeth. Gum disease is caused by ‘plaque’, the sticky film of bacteria that naturally forms on the teeth of everyone every day. These bacteria tend to lodge between the teeth and where the teeth meet the gum. The waste products of the bacteria have a foul, stale smell. Apart from bad breath, gum disease can eventually cause loosening of the teeth.

Poor oral hygiene is an obvious cause. If you don’t clean your teeth, you will soon develop bad breath.

Postnasal drip can cause bad breath. This is mucus that trickles down the back of the throat. The reason is inflammation in the air passages behind the nose because of allergies or a sinus infection. It often causes a ticklish cough, particularly when lying flat at night. This type of bad breath is worst when the person is speaking.

Bacteria on the back of the tongue are one of the commonest causes of bad breath. Food particles, postnasal drip and stagnant saliva build up in the 'fur' at the back of the tongue, providing a breeding ground for bacteria. These bacteria produce many nasty-smelling chemicals.

Anything that dries the mouth makes bad breath worse, because saliva cleanses the mouth. Tricyclic antidepressant drugs (such as amitriptyline) reduce saliva. Alcohol, alcohol-containing mouthwashes, heavy exercise and fasting can all result in a dry mouth and worsen a bad breath problem.

Isosorbide dinitrate, a drug for angina, sometimes produces an objectionable smell in the mouth.

Gut problems used to be blamed, and enemas and laxatives were often given as cures, but in fact these have very little to do with bad breath. Your stomach is shut off from your throat and mouth by a tight ring of muscle at the base of the foodpipe, so it is normally a closed tube. Therefore no odour escapes from the stomach, except if you belch, or regurgitate food (vomit).

Chest problems, such as obstructive airways disease (chronic bronchitis), can cause bad breath.

Bad breath in a small child may mean that the child has inserted a small object (e.g. a seed or small toy) into the nose, where it has stuck and caused an infection. For this reason, small children with bad breath should be seen by a doctor.

Answer 6

cause of bad breath is plaque on your teeth and from not brushing your teeth, bits of food that has got stuck between your teeth
cure get a scale and polish from a dentist and brush twice a day

Answer 7

Rotten teeth
Infected gums
Bad hygiene
Bad health
Foods you eat

Answer 8

Could be a medical problem something wrong with your stomach if its been going on for sometime see your GP, mouthwashes etc only disguise the problem not treat it. Could also be a dental problem get it checked out

Answer 9

kiss me and i will cure your bad breath!

Answer 10

Brush your tongue