Best Dentists in Washington, DC Helps Bad Breath Sufferers
Many people do not realize that the best dentists in Washington, DC can cure their halitosis or bad breath because they believe bad breath comes from stomach acid and not their mouth and teeth.
Garlic and other spicy foods, once released into the bloodstream and absorbed into the body, can release odors through the lungs when you breathe. These food odors are transitory and should not be confused with bad breath odors. Only air exhaled through the mouth from someone who has bad breath is an offensive odor; however air flow exhaled through the nose does not have a bad odor. Most people with halitosis are unaware they have bad breath because our sense of smell has the ability to adjust to odor quite easily.
Bad breath originates in hard to reach areas such as between the teeth, below the gum line or on the surface of the tongue. A person’s mouth is a natural breeding ground for bacteria and a balance between different bacteria determines the quality of a person’s breath. Odor causing bacteria are called anaerobic which simply means they cannot live without oxygen, and most live ‘within’ the tongue, not simply on the tongue and cannot be completely removed with a tongue scraper but an antibiotic might help.
In order to keep bad breath at bay, it is important to maintain constant good oral hygiene. This means to brush and floss your teeth daily and have regular checkups with your dentist at least once, preferably twice, a year to make sure there is no other underlying problem such periodontal disease (gum disease). Broken down tissue in the mouth is a breeding ground for bacteria and therefore could increase halitosis or bad breath. A dentist’s office should be the first place a person who is suffering from bad breath should visit. If the dentist does not find the cause, then a medical doctor should be the next stop.
If you are afraid of the dentist, which thousands of people are, one could request sedation dentistry in DC in which the patient is mildly sedated so that they are more comfortable with their surroundings at the dentist’s office and the procedures they are about to undergo.