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Bad Breath Problem
The death struggle against bad breath – halitosis – has given birth to chewing gum and mouthwash to fun tongue cleaners. The latest in this matter is TriOral, a substance that liberates us for twelve hours of the smelly bacteria.
There is no human (except infants) can maintain for several hours fresh breath without little help from a toothpaste, a mouth or a timely wipe gum. And the bad morning breath, no doubt, no one pound!.
Responsible for this whiff we sometimes betrays the worst are the millions of bacteria that swarm in our mouth, especially on the surface of the tongue that is where most of it. Not in vain in the range range of alternatives to improve the breath, the tongue cleaner holds a special place.
Vital differences
Significantly, one thing is bad breath naturally occurs in all after a few hours, and another thing is the bad breath that affects an ongoing basis. In the latter case the poor bearing the name of halitosis. In 90 percent of cases, halitosis comes from the mouth. However, it also can be caused by the respiratory, digestive or due to systemic disease. Other causes of halitosis may be the cigarette, alcohol and even our kind of food.
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Thick Saliva and Mouth Odor
Saliva concentrations are diverse, there is a thin and thick there. Incidentally you may be thickened saliva or mucus and it is causing bad breath.
But if there is swelling of the face and neck, have nothing to do with the slimy saliva.
There may be a broken tooth or residual root of the tooth that has not been revoked and that causes the infection and swelling in the face and neck. Or if there are pus, saliva can be yellow because of pus came out.
Yogurt Prevent Child Dental Damage
Yogurt is fermented milk or soy products are not only good for the digestive system, but also for dental health. Consumption of yogurt regularly can cut the risk of tooth decay in children.
Consuming yogurt at least four times a week can reduce the 22 percent risk of experiencing tooth decay in children at age 3 years, compared with children who only yogurt consumption less than once a week.
The findings have been published in the Journal of Dentistry, the study came from Japan who is investigating claims that state dairy products generally avert tooth decay in children.
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A dry mouth increases the risk for tooth decay
People with reduced salivary secretion, which are characterized by the “dry mouth” are more likely to have dental caries compared to those with higher salivary flow, as clinical specialists warned Vital Dent.
Saliva plays a natural defensive role against caries, and that dilutes and removes sugars and constant pH of the mouth, they said.
“Thanks to its alkaline pH and its buffering capacity, drag the food scraps left in the mouth, neutralizes acids produced by bacterial plaque on the teeth and provides calcium and phosphate needed in a process called remineralization,” said the dentist Vital Dent Clinics, Olga Prieto. Read the rest of this entry »
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