What Happens When Bad Breath Treatment Fails?

There simply are no guarantees where a bad breath treatment is concerned. Far too often, bad breath remedies merely mask the problem. In a few short hours, we find ourselves reaching for more bad breath medicine because it is not addressing the underlying problem. There are a lot of potential bad breath causes, including:

• Dehydration or Xerostomia
• Tooth infection
• Gingivitis or advanced periodontal disease
• Pneumonia
• Bronchitis
• Diabetes
• Kidney disease
• Liver disease
• Plaque and oral bacteria

Smoking is often listed as a cause of bad breath but this is only partially true. While the tobacco and other ingredients in a cigarette will leave odors in the oral cavity, the real problem with smoking is that it causes a vitamin deficiency and xerostomia (dry mouth). The vitamin deficiency leaves the immune system weakened because the body is not getting the nutrients it needs to manufacture antibodies. Xerostomia, or dry mouth, deprives the body of saliva which can prevent bad breath in most cases.

Your saliva may not be a cure for bad breath but it will certainly help control the condition. When you swallow, you are performing a crude form of bad breath prevention because you are washing away food particles and the sulfur compounds actually responsible for halitosis. By eliminating the food particles, you are limiting the food supply available to the bacteria and thus preventing bad breath by keeping their population levels low.

The saliva also helps to control the bacteria responsible for bad breath because it is enriched with oxygen. Gram negative anaerobic bacteria produce sulfur compounds that become gaseous and are the actual odors associated with a bad breath problem. These anaerobic bacteria do not breed quickly when the environment is well-oxygenated which makes oxygen-rich saliva a kind of "bacteria birth control". Thus, preventing bad breath can be as simple as making sure that your mouth stays well-salivated.

Thus, any behavior or substance that causes dehydration and dry mouth may compromise any bad breath remedy. Even a low carb diet and bad breath go hand-in-hand because it causes a diuretic effect on the body during ketosis. Chewing sugarless gum and other herbs will help control bad breath by stimulating salivation. Plus, be sure to consume at least 1/2 ounce of water for every pound of body weight-during normal conditions. If you are on a low carb diet, be sure to increase water consumption to compensate for the diuretic effect of ketosis and to prevent bad breath and dry mouth.

Aside from staying well-hydrated, you also can effectively treat bad breath by using good oral hygiene. Be sure to brush every morning to remove plaque (bacteria hide behind this thin layer and breed faster causing halitosis) and use an all natural bad breath medicine to help control the bacteria. Avoid any bad breath remedy made from chemicals and other harsh ingredients because they may cause side effects like dry mouth. If you are looking for a safe and effective all natural bad breath solution, then try OraMD® today!