Bad breath makes social life difficult and it also takes away the confidence from any individual. This is a health problem faced by many people. It is generally believed that ill health of the mouth is the main cause of bad breath. To some extent it is true. But do you know that depression also causes bad breath? Continuous use of medicines taken for depression may lead to bad breath.
The mouth may become dry due to xerostomia and bacteria may proliferate in the particles of food on the teeth. It may cause bad breath. More than the depression and related problems, dehydration, anxiety, snorting, smoking and drinking are the causes of bad breath. Liver disease, kidney failure, pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infection, diabetes etc. may also lead to bad breath. However all these are the rare causes of bad breath. For most of the people with bad breath, their real causes are so many other things.
Tooth decay, gum diseases, infection on the tongue, the unhealed wounds in the mouth, unclean mouth etc. are some of them. Some food items we eat cause bad breath.
After taking milk, cheese, ice cream, small onion, garlic etc. bad breath will be felt for some time. Find out the real cause of bad breath and do the treatment for it. More than that, always keep your mouth clean.
These are the two ideal things to be done to avoid bad breath.
