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Suggest Treatment For Itching In Mouth Along With Bad Breath
Hello for the past month my ive been getting itchy inside of my mouth (behind my nose and my platale) especially after I eat something , also I am not allergic to anything . So it all started when I began getting lazy with my oral cleansing and stopped brushing my teeth so often. I went from brushing twice a day to brushing just every morning for about 4 days and then I realized I had bad breath so I began brushing 3 times a day THEN with all the brushing did , my mouth started getting very dry like it wasnt producing enough saliva? I began chewing sugar free gum a week later and my mouth started producing saliva again so I continued with the gum. My mouth is moist now but now I just have a funny odor coming out from I believe , my stomach... I honestly think I have some kind of fungal infection in me . Please help me ! its been such a bad month not talking to anyone for fear that they might judge me due to my bad breath. Literally every person i've talked to has flicked there nose once !
Fri, 3 Jul 2015
Hello,
Thanks for the query,
The main reason for bad breath is poor oral hygiene . Due to poor oral hygiene plaque start accumulates on teeth and tongue , food debris along with bacterias get lodged in narrow spaces in oral cavities and produce bad breath .
Sometimes this plaque get converted into calculus and deposit on teeth even under the gums . Gums also get swollen .
The dryness of mouth is also due to infection in oral cavity .
I would suggest to :-
1 Maintain proper oral hygiene by brushing and flossing twice a day .
2 Do antiseptic mouthwash (listrine) rinses twice a day .
3 Do warm saline rinses 2-3 times a day .
4 Suck on sugar free mint candy .
5 Drink plenty of water.
Consult dentist for proper examination to rule out condition like oral thrush , periodontitis and other infection.
Dentist will perform complete oral prophylaxis ( scaling and curetage )
He/she may prescribe oral antibiotics (metronidazole) for 10 days and teach you a proper brushing technique .
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
Dr Harry Maheshwari
Thanks for the query,
The main reason for bad breath is poor oral hygiene . Due to poor oral hygiene plaque start accumulates on teeth and tongue , food debris along with bacterias get lodged in narrow spaces in oral cavities and produce bad breath .
Sometimes this plaque get converted into calculus and deposit on teeth even under the gums . Gums also get swollen .
The dryness of mouth is also due to infection in oral cavity .
I would suggest to :-
1 Maintain proper oral hygiene by brushing and flossing twice a day .
2 Do antiseptic mouthwash (listrine) rinses twice a day .
3 Do warm saline rinses 2-3 times a day .
4 Suck on sugar free mint candy .
5 Drink plenty of water.
Consult dentist for proper examination to rule out condition like oral thrush , periodontitis and other infection.
Dentist will perform complete oral prophylaxis ( scaling and curetage )
He/she may prescribe oral antibiotics (metronidazole) for 10 days and teach you a proper brushing technique .
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
Dr Harry Maheshwari
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