Health matters:Curbing Mouth Odour

Mouth odour has remained a constant embarrassing issue today. Sometimes, it tends to make the individual in question feel unimportant especially in a public place leading to unexpressed feelings and alike. Here are tips in curbing mouth odour: Clean your mouth thoroughly and regularly and be sure to brush between the tongue and teeth, not just to look good, but for oral health and cleaner breath. Two major sources of mouth odour are: *.bacteria and *.decayingfoodparticles. There are hundreds of nooks and crannies in the fertile landscape of your mouth where these offending bits of “rot” can get lodged. Brushing is not enough. *.Clean your tongue. Your tongue,unfortunately, is like a shaggy carpet whereall kindsof smelly stuff can hide. Suctionyour tongue, a little – and always swishyourdrinks all around the mouth and betweenteeth to dislodge some of these materials. *.When you brush your teeth (which shouldbe at least twice a day).Use yourtoothbrush, theedge of a spoon, or a tonguecleaner to “scrape” your tongue. If you havea sensitive gag reflex, you might not like thistask. You need to clean your entire tongue,including the part close to your tonsils. *.Floss:Make it as much of a mindless habitasbrushing your teeth. At first, your gumsmight bleed as you dislodge chunks of foodthat have “stuck” to your teeth and gum forwho knows how long. But take a second tosmell the floss after you pass it through yourteeth, if you dare. You’ll see (orsmell) wherethe bad breath is coming from. *.Use mouthwash:Mouthwash helps to keepyour mouth moist and helps to prevent badbreath, also try to get the alcohol-freebrands.Health is Wealth!