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How To Avoid Chronic Bad Breath?
Hi,my husband had bad breath since childhood.after marriage,even i got it along with a slight change in voice.my dental hygiene was good.but started getting white spots on my tonsils which was diagnosed as tonsillar keratosis by an ENT specialist.Doctor suggested me surgery in worst case.But i dont want to go for a surgery n i remove those white keratosis with a sterile tweezer whenever it apppear. so no bad breath problem now. but my husband's breath smells very bad now a days. when i tried to see his tonsils,i couldn't see any keratosis or anything. Does he have any other problem? He never smoked or drinked alcohol.
Which speciality should i take him for professional help? please suggest me. He is a bit reluctant to visit doc regarding this. Is there a chance that he had the same problem all these time what i am having after marriage?
Which speciality should i take him for professional help? please suggest me. He is a bit reluctant to visit doc regarding this. Is there a chance that he had the same problem all these time what i am having after marriage?
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
hello
The reason for chronic bad breath could be either oral related or systemic (gastric problems) (kidney related) (liver problems)
For oral related home care
try doing these 4 things regularly twice daily morning and at night
1 proper brushing
2 use interdental aids (proxa brush & dental floss) to clean in between teeth areas
3. tongue cleaning is very important (use tongue cleaner)
4. start using mouth wash ( for 3 weeks use chlorohexidine and then you can use the milder one like listrein regularly)
follow this strict regime of oral hygiene
along with this u need professional cleaning every 6 months do visit dentist regularly and if it still persist than u might be having systemic problems.
regards
dr rakesh mishra
The reason for chronic bad breath could be either oral related or systemic (gastric problems) (kidney related) (liver problems)
For oral related home care
try doing these 4 things regularly twice daily morning and at night
1 proper brushing
2 use interdental aids (proxa brush & dental floss) to clean in between teeth areas
3. tongue cleaning is very important (use tongue cleaner)
4. start using mouth wash ( for 3 weeks use chlorohexidine and then you can use the milder one like listrein regularly)
follow this strict regime of oral hygiene
along with this u need professional cleaning every 6 months do visit dentist regularly and if it still persist than u might be having systemic problems.
regards
dr rakesh mishra
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