1. If you still have a bad smell in your mouth after brushing your teeth every day, you may be suffering from halitosis. Halitosis refers to a disease that causes foul breath in the mouth due to internal imbalance in the body. It often manifests as an obvious odor when exhaling. It is difficult to eliminate the symptoms by brushing teeth and gargling, and it is difficult to cover up with detergents. It is an internal odor. In modern society, people interact more frequently, but most people have bad breath to varying degrees.

2. Solution:

(1) First of all, pay great attention to oral hygiene. Brush your teeth and rinse your mouth carefully every morning, before going to bed and after meals. If necessary, use a toothbrush or Gently brush tongue coating with a clean towel.

(2) Secondly, quit smoking and drinking; the diet should be relatively light, and avoid eating cold, irritating, smelly (such as garlic, onions, leeks, stinky tofu, etc.) and difficult to digest, greasy foods (high protein, high fat) food; chew slowly when eating; drink more water, eat more vegetables, fruits and beans; live a regular life and rest to keep your mood comfortable; participate in more physical exercises.

(3) Drink more light salt water and boiled water. Tea can also be used as a drink in daily life. In addition to preventing and improving the treatment of bad breath, it can also regulate the balance of human body mechanisms, reduce inflammation and antibacterial, clear away heat and detoxify, and enhance human resistance. This type of Chinese herbal tea mainly includes honeysuckle, coptis, etc.

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Causes of bad breath

1. Oral diseases; suffering from dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, oral mucositis and tooth decay, periodontal disease People with oral diseases such as oral diseases are prone to bacteria, especially anaerobic bacteria, which decompose to produce sulfide, giving off a putrid smell and causing bad breath.

2. Gastrointestinal diseases; such as peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, functional indigestion, etc., may be accompanied by bad breath.

3. Dietary factors: People who smoke, drink alcohol, drink coffee, and often eat spicy foods such as onions, garlic, and leeks, or are fond of stinky foods such as stinky tofu and rotten eggs are also prone to it. Bad breath.

4. If you are on a diet to lose weight or cannot eat due to illness, or the salivary gland function of the elderly is reduced, women have endocrine disorders during menstruation, which leads to reduced salivary secretion, which is conducive to the growth of anaerobic bacteria, so halitosis occurs.

5. Drug factors; drugs that can reduce saliva secretion, such as certain sedatives, antihypertensive drugs, atropine drugs, diuretics and traditional Chinese medicine with warming and tonic effects.

6. Disease factors; patients with diabetic ketoacidosis, hepatic coma, and some respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, bronchiectasis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, pulmonary cyst, etc. may also cause bad breath .

7. Constipation factors: Long-term constipation will cause harmful substances produced in the body not to be discharged in time and absorbed into the blood, causing symptoms of bad breath, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, irritability and other autopoisoning symptoms.

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