Relevant experts believe that improving and eliminating bad breath is not a very difficult thing, the key issue lies in whether the cause of bad breath has been investigated clearly. If the real cause of bad breath can be found out, and then targeted prevention and treatment measures are taken according to individual conditions, bad breath is expected to be resolved or disappear completely.
Specific methods to eliminate bad breath include the following:
1. Find out the cause of the disease and treat it accordingly: As the saying goes, once the cause is clear, there will be ways to cure it. People with bad breath should first go to the dental department of the hospital to check if they have oral diseases, while asking the internal medicine doctor for a comprehensive physical examination, focusing on excluding certain systemic chronic diseases associated with bad breath. Once the cause of bad breath is identified, actively cooperating with the doctor for both symptomatic and radical treatments will surely take effect in getting rid of bad breath.
2. Insist on brushing teeth every morning and evening and rinsing mouth after meals, keeping oral hygiene clean: This is the most effective basic method to improve bad breath. People with bad breath need to develop good oral hygiene habits, correctly master the method of brushing teeth, and promptly remove food residues and soft dirt retained on the tooth surface, between teeth, and in cheek-lip grooves, controlling the growth and reproduction of oral bacteria, and bad breath will naturally disappear.
3. Regular teeth cleaning to eliminate bad breath: Currently, dental hospitals or dental departments across the country generally offer teeth cleaning clinics, and ultrasonic cleaning has become a new trend for healthy living, gradually accepted by many urban people. Through teeth cleaning, people with bad breath can remove dental plaque, soft dirt, and tartar, which benefits improving bad breath and preventing periodontal diseases. Generally, it's advisable to clean teeth every half a year based on one’s own condition.
4. Chinese herbal dietary therapy to eliminate bad breath: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that those with gastrointestinal indigestion, overstrain of mind and spirit, or heat accumulation in lungs and large intestine may all experience bad breath. The principle of treatment is to clear the heat in lungs and stomach, and moisten the dryness in intestines.
If bad breath is caused by excessive eating leading to stomach heat, apart from reducing intake of greasy and spicy foods, and eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, patients can adopt "Clear Stomach Powder" under the guidance of a doctor for regulation, which has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling blood, and relieving constipation. The prescription includes herbs such as Coptis, Scutellaria, Rehmannia, Moutan Bark,升麻, Gypsum, and Red Peony for decoction. For those with liver fire ascending causing bad breath, consuming an appropriate amount of lotus seed core and lotus root water boiled until tender can help eliminate bad breath. In addition, people with bad breath can also drink some black tea or coffee, or use 3 grams each of Agastache and Eupatorium; frequently drink or gargle with boiling water, which can also achieve the effect of clearing heat, moistening dryness, avoiding foul smell, and leaving a pleasant fragrance in the mouth.