Get Rid Bad Breath

The nose can contribute to bad breath. Thick mucus discharge resulting from colds, allergies, medications, pregnancy or hormonal changes can collect on the back of the tongue. This layer of mucus provides a protective blanket under which bacteria hide. Bacteria can also break down proteins in the mucus to create volatile sulfur particles. Sometimes mucus, [...]

Curing bad breath is not as easy as throwing any flavored product at the problem. Bad breath is caused by the hundreds of microbacterial organisms that grow inside your mouth. These organisms thrive and grow on the sugar contained in most flavored dental products – the opposite of curing bad breath. Therefore, it seems obvious [...]

Foods that may lead to bad breath due to volatile sulphur compounds. As mentioned previously in this website, the bacteria that create the volatile sulfur compounds of bad breath and taste disorders, react to various changes in their environment. Of course, everyone knows that Onions and Garlic will create bad breath. But do you know [...]

Tonsil stones can be a source of chronic bad breath and discomfort. People with tonsil stones often complain of actual pain and discomfort from these little hardened clumps that lodge in their throats. In addition to the pain caused by tonsil stones, the stench is awful, and often the cause of bad breath. Understanding what [...]

Bad breath is the popular name for the medical state known as halitosis. Various unusual things can cause halitosis – i.e. from not brushing your teeth to some medical situations. Tonsil stones can generate a situation recognized as Halitosis, which is an intractable bad breath and taste turmoil lots of people suffer from. Tonsil stones [...]

There are a variety of causes for throat phlegm build-up, one of which involves problems with the tonsils, the areas of lymphoid tissue on each side of the back of the throat. Tonsils act as part of the body’s immune system and their job is to help ward off infections, particularly upper respiratory infections. Occasionally, [...]

Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are caused by an accumulation of sulfur-producing bacteria and debris that become lodged in the tonsils. The debris, which can include mucous from post nasal drip, putrifies in the back of your throat and collects in the tonsil crypts (small pockets which appear on the surface of the tonsils). [...]

Give High 5 (0) View Comments (30) Share This! Tweet This! Printer Friendly Report How to Prevent Tonsil Stones (and Why They Cause Bad Breath) by Samora Jinqua Therabreath Tonsil stones can create a condition known as Halitosis, which is a stubborn bad breath and taste disorder many people suffer from. Tonsil stones, also called [...]

My daughter has very large tonsils with deep crevices. She has large numbers of small, hard lumps that she scrapes out. Her doctor said they were food particles that had gotten stuck. I find this hard to believe. Could there be other reasons for the lumps? The tonsils are sentinels, standing guard at the back [...]

Smoking and Oral Health Besides the link between tobacco and heart disease, stroke, emphysema, and cancer (especially lung and throat cancers), smoking leads to the following oral health consequences: Bad breath Tooth discoloration Inflammation of the salivary gland openings on the roof of the mouth Increased build up of plaque and tartar on the teeth [...]