Bad Breath – Causes and Remedies
Jul 06, 12
90 million Americans suffer from chronic bad breath, also known as Halitosis. This oral health issue often affects a person’s daily life and relationships, making it uncomfortable for other people to talk and associate with those who suffer from it. Often times people who have bad breath do not even realize it until they are told, and that conversation tends to be very uncomfortable for both parties involved. To help resolve this common health concern it is important that you know of some simple ways to determine whether you have bad breath, common causes for it, and a few easy remedies to make sure things go away and do not come back.
Knowing if You Have Bad Breath
The most common methods to tell whether you have bad breath are:
- Cupping your hands to your nose to smell your breath as you exhale
- Licking your wrist (wait for it to dry) and then smelling it to see if there is a bad smell
- Exhaling into someone’s face and letting them determine
- Using a spoon to scrape the white stuff off the back of your tongue
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