Lifestyle

4 Misconceptions About Bad Breath & The Solutions to It

2018-05-03 , 12:57 pm

Last Updated on 2018-05-08 , 12:59 pm

It’s a common belief that bad breath is attributed to the food we’ve consumed or to the fact we’ve not brushed our teeth for a long period of time.

Even if we visit our dentist every six months, we’ll seldom ask him or her about bad breath, as if those beliefs we have are solid, scientific facts.

What if I tell you that even if you don’t brush your teeth for two days, you might not have bad breath? Here are the four most common misconceptions about bad breath—technically known as halitosis!

Misconception: Bad breath is caused by the food we’ve consumed
Truth: It’s partially true, though—some food’s odour tends to stay in your mouth for a while. Also, some food, after digestion, are absorbed into the bloodstream, into your lungs and eventually your breath carries the odour, too. But that’s only temporary—food is usually completely passed through your body within hours, so while they do, to some extent, contributed, they’re not essentially the key factor.

Misconception: Your teeth and gum caused the odour
Truth: Once again, it’s partially true. Food particles that stay between your teeth and gum will grow bacteria, and they cause bad breath. However, they contribute only a bit of the odour: most of the odour comes from your tongue. Roll out your tongue now and take a selfie. See how white it is? They’re food particles, and bacteria are growing so much there that they’ve produced the primary odour. And unfortunately, most of them are at the back of your tongue so you won’t be able to see it

Misconception: Dry mouth should not smell since, well, we only smell when we’re sweating
Truth: No! When your mouth is dry, your breath will stink because saliva helps to kill the bacteria in your mouth, and also wash away dead cells that, when decomposing, contributes to bad breath. In other words, if your mouth is wet with saliva, it’s safe to say that it should be free from bad breath.

Misconception: Morning bad breath is caused by the lack of brushing teeth through the night
Truth: No! If you’ve read the previous point, you’ll see that dry mouth contributes to bad breath. When we sleep, our mouth is so dry through the night that when we wake up, the amount of bacteria and dead cells in our mouth is crazily high. So the fastest and best solution to that is actually not toothpaste, but saliva. But don’t go apeshit and stop brushing our teeth in the morning lah.

Now that you’ve a better understanding of how bad breathe comes about, do you see the simple ways to keep bad breath away? If not, we’ll summarize it for you:

Drink more water (moisten your mouth)
Use a tongue cleaner regularly (get rid of food particles on your tongue)
Breath through your nose (as breathing through your mouth will dry your mouth)
Kiss more? (so that we’ll have more saliva?)

Pretty unconventional ways, but hey: We don’t sell toothbrushes or toothpastes, so they’re ways that work, not ways that make you buy something from us!

There’s a very fake news about Robert Downey Jr. and surprisingly, it is still gaining traction online.

Read about this topic in our app now (this is an app-exclusive content so you can’t read it on our website or Facebook)! Here’s how our app looks like:

Plus there are many other app exclusive contents, too; download the free app now!

4 Misconceptions About Bad Breath & The Solutions to It

Watch this for a complete summary of what REALLY happened to Qoo10, and why it's like a K-drama:

Read Also: