Bad breath!?

Question

My friend told me that she gets bad breath often. I told her to make sure to brush her teeth atleast twice a day. She says she does. What will help?

Answer 1

brushing your teeth alone doesnt do the trick. 98% or something like that, bacteria live on the gums, tougne and walls of your mouth. you should brush three times a day, floss after meals to remove small amounts of food between teeth, this attracts plaque and bacteria which eats down this left over food and this is causing bad breath. you will see a light white film over her tounge, this is the bacteria cultures living in the mouth. she need to scrape her tounge with either a tounge scraper or just lightly brush the tounge and walls of the mouth with a soft toothbrush. another good idea is to use a mouthwash like listorine, this kills all the germs you may have missed and puts a coating on the mouth to prevent build up till the next wash.

Answer 2

brush 2/3 times a day, rinse mouth out with some mouth wash 2 times a day and flossing. Gum always helps....and if you have a strawberry that is actually a breath freshener and a teeth whitner....just rub the seed on your teeth before you eat it and the seeds polish and get rid of stains.

Answer 3

The majority of bad breath comes form the tounge an gums. It is just as important to brush your tounge an gums as your teeth. Your teeth are hard surfaces which is more difficult for bacteria to latch onto but your gums stay more moist an soft a easy place to call home

Answer 4

Have her start scraping or brushing her tongue and the insides of her cheeks, as well as the top of her mouth. That's where most of the bacteria are. Also, use Listerine and floss. When bits of food are stuck in your teeth it can become quite stinky. Keep the mouth hydrated by drinking lots of water.

Answer 5

Well you also need to floss ( if you think you don't smell the floss after) 1x/day--also it's important to brush your tongue with just plain water after rinsing. And stay hydrated drink water be aware that mouthwashes with high alcohol content (like listerine)may not help it's very drying. Crest prohealth doesn't have any alcohol in it.

Answer 6

Pre-rinse, floss, brush, and mouthwash. And also make sure she goes to the dentist twice a year.
Tell her to stay away from garlic, onions, etc.

Answer 7

brushing tongues, flossing. brushing after you eat.

it can also be caused by dry mouth, so drink more water.

it could be from things like sinus problems, or respitory products too.

talk to a dentist if it doesn't work and they might be able to prescribe something stronger.

Answer 8

Well, the regular things , flossing, brushing your tongue, but it could be allergies. Flem could be the draining from her sinuses causing a coating in her mouth. Not pretty, but hope it helps.

Answer 9

Tell her to buy a tongue scraper it really helped my mother in law. tell her to use it when she brushes it does not hurt. Sometimes people get bad breath from tooth decay.

Answer 10

Try listerine mouthwash... or some gum like red hott. Breath mints are good but youll need a lot if you choose tic tacks !