Your tongue can be a breeding ground for smelly bacteria. After you brush your teeth, use your toothbrush to scrape your tongue of any bacteria, byproducts from the bacteria, or plaque. You can also use a tongue scraper for this.
Brush twice a day and floss once.
Brush your teeth for 2 minutes, twice a day, and floss at least once. A
study showed that only a little over 55% of women brushed twice a day and the percentage of men doing so is even lower at just 49%. Brushing and flossing help remove trapped food and odor-causing bacteria from the mouth.
Keep your gums healthy.
Bacteria gathers in pockets at the base of the teeth creating an odor. Gum diseases are known to cause bad breath. To keep your gums healthy, choose a toothpaste that contains fluoride. Also, quit smoking since smoking weakens your immune system and is strongly associated with the onset of gum-related problems.
Also, smoking makes it more difficult for your gums to heal once they’ve been damaged.
Chew a fruit peel.
Rinse off the peel of a citrus fruit like a lemon or orange before popping it into your mouth to chew. It will not only give your breath a burst of freshness but the
citric acid in it will also encourage the salivary glands to produce more saliva which is the mouth’s natural defense against bad breath and tooth decay-causing plaque acids.
Now that you know these amazing ways to keep bad breath at bay, spread the word among your friends. Do you know some other ways too? Let us know in the comments below.
