Do bacteria cause halitosis? Yes. If bacteria are present in great enough numbers in your mouth and they are allowed to live long enough to cause halitosis, they will do just that. By learning more about the bacteria that cause halitosis, you can understand how you can fight the bacteria that are giving you bad breath.

How Do Bacteria Cause Halitosis?

Bacteria cause halitosis as a byproduct of their act of breaking down proteins. Whenever they do this they produce a substance that smells really bad. This substance can smell like sulfur or other foul smells, and when it is being produced right in your mouth, the odor will be carried out when you breathe or talk.

In What Conditions Do Bacteria Thrive?

Bacteria thrive in several conditions. Whenever the numbers of bacteria in your mouth are not kept under control, they thrive. This means that whenever you do not brush in the proper way for a long enough period of time, the bacteria can flourish. If you skip flossing daily, then once again bacteria can thrive. You may not have known, but a dry mouth provides an environment where bacteria can grow to greater numbers, thrive, and give you bad breath.

Can You Get Rid Of Bacteria For Good?

You cannot get rid of bacteria for good. If you could, then daily brushing and flossing would not be so important and you wouldn’t be inclined to use mouthwash on a regular basis either. When you kill the bad bacteria in your mouth to fight halitosis, you are not killing them all off. You are just keeping their numbers under control. As soon as you stop working to keep the amount of bacteria down, their numbers will start growing again.

What Can You Do To Reduce The Number Of Bacteria In Your Mouth?

The OraMD 4-Step Oral Hygiene Program can help to reduce the number of bacteria in your mouth. This 4 step program includes brushing, flossing, gargling, and topical application to help make sure that the bacteria in your mouth do not grow to the numbers that lead to halitosis. Like any oral hygiene program you will have to continue to use this program to maintain your results, but what wouldn’t you do to have the confidence that comes along with knowing that your breath is always as fresh as it can possibly be?