August 6 is the annual celebration of Fresh Breath Day dedicated to commemorating oral hygiene and its importance. Our Leicester dentists understand the importance of not just oral hygiene but of celebrating this day and using it to enhance and improve your oral hygiene as you would other important parts of your health.
Fresh Breath day is a great opportunity every year to celebrate and remember your oral health, taking care of your teeth, maintaining fresh breath and great dental and oral hygiene.
Bacteria can be found in the mouth and contribute to bad oral hygiene so you need to understand this, know how to combat it and make the best of your oral hygiene. Leicester dentists advise using this day to store up on the important dental products most people forget about. This is a big change this day can make for you.
There are 3 main reasons why people suffer from bad breath. First of all, it can just come down to what you eat garlic, onions and coffee are all known to cause a stench. Then there’s dental hygiene. Many people think that brushing their teeth twice a day is enough to keep bad breath at bay, but they’re wrong. Over a third of your tooth surfaces are in between the teeth so if you’re not flossing then you are leaving behind plaque and food which is going to breed bacteria and cause a pong. Lastly, bad breath can be caused by an underlying medical cause for that, such as throat, nose or lung infections and sinusitis, bronchitis or diabetes.
You can be fresh breath confident by doing the following:
• Visit your dentist and hygienist regularly. They can carry out any hygiene work that’s’ required or look at an underlying problem.
• Eat a healthy balanced diet, including lots of veggies as it helps to promote a more alkaline environment, so the bad-breath-causing acid in your body balances out.
• Stay hydrated. Drinking water throughout the day will help your mouths own cleansing abilities to avoid your breath turning stagnant and saliva sticky.
• Brush, floss and clean your tongue every single day. Remove as much plaque build-up and food debris as possible from all areas of your mouth, not just the teeth surfaces reached with a toothbrush.
• Chew sugarless gum or mints which contain xylitol. Chewing gum increases salivary flow and helps remove some bacteria and staining, but you want to make it’s sugar-free so you’re not feeding the bacteria in your mouth and contributing to bad breath. Opt for a brand that contains the sweetener xylitol, which is antibacterial. It helps fight cavities and bacteria while improving the health of your teeth and gums.
• Do not smoke. Smoking not only dries out your mouth and body tissues, the nicotine actually squeezes the blood vessels so you’re not getting healthy saliva flow. This combo is what disrupts your mouth’s normal functioning process and leads to bad breath.
Are you worried about bad breath? Call us now on 0116 2891317 for expert guidance and information.
