It’s no wonder that store shelves are stocked to the brim with gum, mints, mouthwashes, and other products designed to fight bad breath, also known as halitosis, since the condition can be embarrassing and in some cases even cause anxiety. However, many of these products are only band-aid solutions because they don’t address the root of the issue.
If simple self-care techniques don’t work, see your dentist or doctor to make sure a more serious condition isn’t the source of your bad breath. Specific foods, health conditions, and habits are among the causes of bad breath. In many cases, bad breath can be improved with consistent proper dental hygiene.
Causes
Many factors may contribute to bad breath, the majority of which originate in the mouth.
·Food.Eating certain foods, such as onions, garlic, and spices, can also result in bad breath because, after you digest them, their compounds enter your bloodstream, are transported to your lungs, and affect your breath.
·Tobacco products.Smokers and oral tobacco users are more likely to have gum disease, another cause of bad breath, in addition to the unpleasant mouth odor that comes from smoking.
·Poor dental hygiene.A colorless, sticky film of bacteria (plaque) forms on your teeth and, if left unchecked, can irritate your gums and eventually form plaque-filled pockets between your teeth and gums (periodontitis). Your tongue can also trap bacteria that cause odors. If you don’t brush and floss daily, food particles remain in your mouth, causing bad breath. You can also harbor odor-causing bacteria and food particles in your dentures if they aren’t cleaned regularly or don
·Dry mouth.A condition known as dry mouth, also known as xerostomia (zeer-o-STOE-me-uh), can worsen bad breath because it reduces saliva production. Dry mouth naturally occurs while you sleep, giving you “morning breath,” and it gets worse if you sleep with your mouth open. Chronic dry mouth can be brought on by a problem with your salivary glands and some diseases.
·Medications.Some medications can cause dry mouth, which can contribute to bad breath, while others can be broken down in the body and release chemicals that can be detected on the breath.
·Infections in your mouth.Bad breath may result from dental decay, gum disease, mouth sores, surgical wounds following oral surgery, such as tooth removal.
·Other mouth, nose and throat conditions.Infections or chronic inflammation in the nose, sinuses, or throat, which can contribute to postnasal drip, can also result in bad breath. On occasion, small stones that form in the tonsils and are coated with bacteria that produce odor, which can cause bad breath, can also be the cause.
·Other causes.Bad breath in children can be brought on by a foreign body, such as a piece of food lodged in a nostril, or by diseases, such as some cancers, and conditions, such as metabolic disorders, as a result of the chemicals they produce.
Symptoms
Because it’s difficult to judge how your own breath smells, ask a close friend or relative to confirm your bad-breath questions. Bad breath odors vary, depending on the source or the underlying cause. Some people worry too much about their breath even though they have little or no mouth odor, while others have bad breath and are unaware of it.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Since it adopts a holistic approach to the sick person by promoting inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical levels, homoeopathy is a rapidly expanding system that is practiced throughout the world. When it comes to bad breath, homoeopathy has many effective medicines, but the choice depends on the patient’s individuality, taking the patient’s mental and ph levels into account.
The most effective treatment for bad breath, which typically results from pyorrhea or a fever, is Mercurius sol.
KREOSOTE 30The effects of krgeosote include bad breath, which is accompanied by decayed teeth, gums that are spongy and bluish, bleeding, and producing pus, as well as a putrid smell and an unpleasant aftertaste.
ARNICA MONTANA 30Arnica is recommended for people with bad breath who also have a fever, fetid breath that tastes like rotten eggs, dry mouth, and thirsty tongue after surgery.
AURUM METALLICUM 30—Aurum metallicum is effective for bad breath, especially in girls going through puberty. Ulcers are visible on the gums, which are swollen, red, dark, and bleeding. The mouth has a fetid taste or smell that is putrid or bitter.
CARBOLIC ACID 30—Carbolic acid is recommended for people who have constipation and bad breath, burning in the mouth and stomach, fermentative dyspepsia, constant belching, nausea, and vomiting, and flatulence-related abdominal and stomach distension.
CARBO VEGETABILIS 30—Carbo veg is recommended for people who have bad breath and infected gums that ooze blood and pus, have receded gums that bleed easily and cause pain when chewing, have black gums that ooze blood when cleaning their teeth, and have bloated abdomens.
CROCUS SATIVA 30—Crocus sativa is considered when the mouth feels unusually warm, tastes sour, and the uvula appears to have enlarged. The breath has an unpleasant, sickly smell.
Graphites 30 is recommended for people who are obese and have a history of skin problems, as well as those who have foul breath, salivation that smells like rotten urine, belching that tastes like sour milk, blisters that burn on the tongue, easily bleedy gums, and anal fissures.
HELLEBORUS NIGER 30—Horrible mouth odor, increased salivation, sore mouth corners, dry and red tongue, and horrible odor.
Nux vomica is best for bad breath, especially in the morning or after eating. Heavy feeling in the abdomen after food. Gums that are swollen, white, and bleeding. First part of the tongue that is clean, posterior part that is covered in deep fur, white, yellow, cracked edges.
PULSATILLA NIGRICANS 30—Pulsatilla is an effective treatment for bad breath, especially in the morning. It is best suited to gentle, docile women with a yielding nature.
QUERCUS 3X—Faecal matter, or flatus, expelled by the bowels, can be detected in the breath.
SILICEA 200Gums that are sensitive to cold air, an abscess at the tooth’s root, boils on the gums, and bad breath from infected gums are just a few symptoms.
SULPHUR 200— Sulphur is effective for bad breath that occurs after eating, bitter taste in the morning, swelling and bleeding of the gums, dry, bright red, and burning lips, and great acidity. Sulphur is suited to filthy, filthy people who have a tendency to skin eruptions; they have dry, unhealthy skin, very few injury suppurates, aversion to bathing, and a strong tendency to philosophical or racial attitudes.
TEUCRIUM 30—Teucrium, where nasal polyps and catarrh cause bad breath.
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