Speaking of halitosis, my mind immediately flashed a scene like this: the doorbell rang, and he was anxious to wait for his girlfriend to come. He hurriedly told the parrot a few words. Unexpectedly, the parrot was stunned by his halitosis, fell down and shouted, "You have bad breath! You have bad breath!" Funny aside, you may ask: What causes halitosis? What's the best way to eliminate bad breath?
Causes of halitosis
Caries: Bad tooth tissue, especially "old rotten teeth", will give off a rotten smell.
Gingivitis: It is the inflammation in the teeth, thick water and soft tissue eroded by inflammation. How can there be no smell?
Dental calculus: Dental calculus is a calcified "plaque", which is a shelter for "harboring evil and evil" in the mouth. Many bacteria that can produce malodorous substances such as indole, methylpyridine, benzene, n-propanol, and sec butanol like to hide in this corner to produce odor.
Periodontitis: Periodontitis is a progressive inflammation of periodontal supporting tissues. The typical symptom is the loss of alveolar bone, the continuous thickening of the "pocket" structure around the teeth, and the teeth are loose and teetering. The severity of the inflammation is far greater than that of gingivitis, so it often has the tendency of "stinking unstoppable".
In addition, the accelerated pace of life and increased pressure are also a major cause of bad breath.
How to say goodbye to bad breath
- Check your mouth regularly. If caries, gingivitis, periodontitis or mucosal diseases are found, they should be treated as early as possible. For example, removing the decayed part of the decayed teeth and filling it with polymer materials or silver mercury can not only restore the chewing function of the teeth, but also eliminate the source of malodor and make the breath fresh.
- Clean your teeth regularly. The experience of some developed countries in removing dental calculus tells us that "cleaning teeth" once every 3-6 months will not only greatly reduce the incidence rate of gingivitis, but also reduce bad breath due to the optimization of oral "micro ecology".
- Combine work with rest. At ordinary times, we should learn to "sneak in", relax the nervous system, restore the "command" function of the vagus nerve, and enable saliva secretion and other oral self-cleaning functions to play a normal role.
- Use different methods for treatment. Gallbladder is hot and tastes bitter and stinky. You can use Xiao Chaihu Decoction, Longdan Xiegan Decoction, etc; Tight kidney is hot, salty and smelly. You can use raw Radix Scrophulariae, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, or Liuwei Dihuang pills; The liver is hot and the mouth is sour and smelly. You should take more medicines to clear the liver and Qi, and eat more vegetables such as Penghao, celery, and Qitou. In addition, it can also be used as a "Yanli Refreshing and Mouth dropping Pill" for disinfection and sterilization, cooling and fluid production, detoxification and pain relief, and relief of pharyngeal discomfort.
In addition, we should eat less garlic and more tea. Although chewing gum has a certain role, it can not fundamentally eliminate bad breath, and only by working together can we achieve the effect of treating both symptoms and root causes.
