Get Rid Bad Breath

Cat owners are surely familiar with the behavioral signs of kitty contentment. Happy cats will purr, knead their paws, and offer up a few head butts for good measure. Occasionally, cats really on cloud nine will drool on their owners. As the owner of such a cat, I interpret the flow of saliva as the [...]

Bad breath is a problem that plagues not only adults, but often toddlers as well. Bad breath can be caused by a variety of things. These can include: – Bad dental hygiene practices. A buildup of tartar, gum problems such as gingivitis, or even a tooth infection or abscess can be responsible for your toddler [...]

Answered by Swoozie on 4/25/2006, 8:01 am A: My pug’s breath stinks! The primary cause for a dog having bad breath is periodontial disease and your dog needs to be seen by a vet and have his teeth and gums checked. When a dogs gums get infected, the bacteria from the infection causes them to [...]

When a toddler has bad breath, it is the parents that usually panic and wonder what they did wrong for their child to have this issue. One of the myths regarding children is that they do not contract foul breath because as babies, they have the sweetest smelling breath. That is one of the myths [...]

Bad breath is usually associated more with adults but a toddler’s bad breath is also possible. For this, the unpleasant mouth odor could be from a variety of things such as items placed in the toy that have not been properly cleaned to include a teething ring or pacifier from dehydration and even from small [...]

Halitosis in adults is relatively common – we all worry about it – but toddler bad breath is much more unusual. This is probably because the most common causes of halitosis, such as gum disease and post nasal drip, are generally only seen in adults. When we notice that the breath of a child is [...]

What Are Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco? Tobacco (say: tuh-ba-ko) is a plant that can be smoked in cigarettes, pipes, or cigars. It’s the same plant that’s in smokeless tobacco, known as dip, chew, snuff, spit, or chewing tobacco. Smokeless tobacco is not lit or inhaled like tobacco in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Instead, smokeless tobacco [...]

A: First, I want to reassure you that you are not the only parent whose child has bad breath (halitosis). In fact, a study published in Pediatric Dentistry in 2003 showed that 23 percent of young children had halitosis. In kids, as in adults, tongue coating, inflammation of the gums (gingivitis), and tooth decay are [...]

If your baby or toddler has had bad breath lately, not to worry. There are plenty of things you can do in order to reduce the risk of bad breath for your little one, and there are ways to tell if your baby’s bad breath is an indication of a more serious condition. More than [...]

Got a Toddler with Bad Breath? Toddlers can have bad breath just the same as older kids and adults. There are a couple of reasons that are more common to toddlers than to other age groups. The most common cause of bad breath in toddlers and, in fact, in children of all ages, is postnasal [...]