How to Treat Bad Breath From Home

Throughout COVID-19, one topic has become more and more prevalent in the oral health community: how to treat bad breath from home.

Here at Garcia Dental Care, we pride ourselves on providing Chatham and its surrounding area with top-notch dental care. This includes educating you and your loved ones on what you can be doing to maintain your oral health at home. 

Today, we’ll be detailing how to treat bad breath from home… as well as what it could be a symptom of!

Firstly, What Could Bad Breath Signal?

While bad breath can be attributed to a lackluster daily dental care routine, it can sometimes be signalling that there is something amiss. 

These underlying conditions may include:

• Medications that are drying out your mouth: because saliva cleanses the mouth, the condition “dry mouth”, attributed mainly to certain medications, could be causing or exacerbating bad breath
• An oral infection: since bad breath can be triggered by incorrectly-healing surgical wounds after an oral surgery, bad breath in the wake of a dental treatment should be examined by a professional to ensure that there is no tooth decay, gum disease, or mouth sores
• Diseases or disorders: certain cancers, metabolic disorders, or chronic reflux can contribute to bad breath

More common, benign reasons may be:

• Smoking tobacco
• Eating pungent foods
• Poor dental hygiene 

If you experience unexplained or abnormal chronic bad breath, request an appointment with us today to ensure that there are no serious reasons behind it.

How to Treat Bad Breath From Home (Starting Today!)

Here are Garcia Dental Centre’s top tips for how to effectively nip bad breath in the bud, all from the comfort of your own home:

• Brush and floss after eating to dislodge any remaining food from your teeth and gums
• Swish with an antibacterial mouthwash to eradicate plaque build-up that may be causing odour
• Consistently clean your dental appliances, including, but not limited to, mouthguards and dentures
• If your toothbrush is over three months old, swap it out to banish the possibility of bacteria on the bristles

Have Any Remaining Questions or Concerns?

If all else fails, remember to turn to the professionals: as a family-run dental practice, we are always here to help the Chatham community out with all of their dental health-related concerns. There is no question too small for us.

Happy brushing, Chatham!