By Chinyere Kalu
Young people make lots of effort to look good; some have even mastered the art of a good dress sense. However, all their efforts and good dress sense could be ruined by oral health deficiency known as HALITOSIS or simply called bad breath.
Our mouth is an important part of our body system which houses the teeth, tongue and other digestive parts. It serves as a passage for food and its likes. Besides that, we use our mouth for conversation, during this conversation, if bad breath is noticed, it could demoralise the individual in question and make nonsense of all his or her good looking efforts.
Bad breath is primarily caused by poor oral hygiene, it is a condition in which the teeth and gum are attacked by disease such as tooth decay and gum disease. This mouth disease is caused by build-up of bacteria in one’s mouth, which causes inflammation in the mouth that gives of noxious odours that smells like sulphur. Some other underlying factor can also cause bad breath, such as medication and diet, however, the ones caused by medication and diet does not last for a long time and it can easily be fixed. But Halitosis or mouth odour is a kind of bad breath that even though the Victim brushes his or her mouth, he or she will still experience it.
One must be very watchful about Bad breath because it could be so embarrassing to you and tough on people around you, it is even capable of ruining a relationship. The bad thing about bad breath is that some people who have it don’t realise they do because people are afraid of telling them. However, if we refused to tell the person, we are not helping him or her.
To avoid bad breath therefore, the following preventive measure and oral hygiene care can be taking.
1. Clean your teeth and gum properly and regularly at least twice a day using chewing stick or toothpaste that contains fluoride
2. Avoid food particles from hanging between the teeth. It invites bacteria to the gum and teeth
3. Rinse mouth properly after each meal
4. Eat nutritious food such as fruits and vegetables. It provides the body with nutrients that build strong teeth and gum
5. Try and avoid eating foods, diets that cause bad breath if you have to, ensures that you rinse your mouth with clean water or mouth-wash.
6. For bad breath caused by medication, this is temporary and will be gone when you are through with the medication.
7. Don’t keep quiet for long hours without talking, situations like these increases or enable bacteria activities. Make use of mint in such situations.
8. Most importantly, visit the dentist to check your oral health; there you will receive proper treatment for halitosis and more advice on how to prevent it. Remember cleanliness is next to Godliness
Young people make lots of effort to look good; some have even mastered the art of a good dress sense. However, all their efforts and good dress sense could be ruined by oral health deficiency known as HALITOSIS or simply called bad breath.
Our mouth is an important part of our body system which houses the teeth, tongue and other digestive parts. It serves as a passage for food and its likes. Besides that, we use our mouth for conversation, during this conversation, if bad breath is noticed, it could demoralise the individual in question and make nonsense of all his or her good looking efforts.
Bad breath is primarily caused by poor oral hygiene, it is a condition in which the teeth and gum are attacked by disease such as tooth decay and gum disease. This mouth disease is caused by build-up of bacteria in one’s mouth, which causes inflammation in the mouth that gives of noxious odours that smells like sulphur. Some other underlying factor can also cause bad breath, such as medication and diet, however, the ones caused by medication and diet does not last for a long time and it can easily be fixed. But Halitosis or mouth odour is a kind of bad breath that even though the Victim brushes his or her mouth, he or she will still experience it.
One must be very watchful about Bad breath because it could be so embarrassing to you and tough on people around you, it is even capable of ruining a relationship. The bad thing about bad breath is that some people who have it don’t realise they do because people are afraid of telling them. However, if we refused to tell the person, we are not helping him or her.
To avoid bad breath therefore, the following preventive measure and oral hygiene care can be taking.
1. Clean your teeth and gum properly and regularly at least twice a day using chewing stick or toothpaste that contains fluoride
2. Avoid food particles from hanging between the teeth. It invites bacteria to the gum and teeth
3. Rinse mouth properly after each meal
4. Eat nutritious food such as fruits and vegetables. It provides the body with nutrients that build strong teeth and gum
5. Try and avoid eating foods, diets that cause bad breath if you have to, ensures that you rinse your mouth with clean water or mouth-wash.
6. For bad breath caused by medication, this is temporary and will be gone when you are through with the medication.
7. Don’t keep quiet for long hours without talking, situations like these increases or enable bacteria activities. Make use of mint in such situations.
8. Most importantly, visit the dentist to check your oral health; there you will receive proper treatment for halitosis and more advice on how to prevent it. Remember cleanliness is next to Godliness
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