Get Rid Bad Breath

Ever wonder what causes that sour taste in your mouth? We’ve all experienced it at one time or another, sour mouth, and bad breath. There’s one reason for that sour taste and bad breath, but there is more than one cause that may be behind it. Let’s take a closer look.

Basics

Anaerobic bacteria are the culprits that produce the sulfur smelling bad breath, and sour taste you may experience in the morning. This …

Dry Mouth: Dry Mouth and Its Relationship to Bad Breath, Sour, and Bitter Taste by Dr. Harold Katz Founder of The California Breath Clinics

Saliva is a very important part of Oral Health. With regards to the topic of dry mouth, saliva provides three important functions:

Provides enzymes to help with digestion of food

Provides a method to stabilize the pH (keep the acid levels in check)

Provides high levels of oxygen in …

… of these unfavorable tastes, then you are one step closer to fixing the problem. The reason that taste disorders are related to bad breath is due to the sulfur produced by anaerobic bacteria, particularly on the back (dorsum) of the tongue. Although it was extremely difficult for us to find a direct relationship between sulfide molecules and this area of the tongue in American medical or dental textbooks, several Asian medical texts made reference to sour, bitter, and metallic tastes …

Q. My wife has been having a bad taste in her mouth for a few weeks now. She said none of her food tastes good and sometimes she gets a metallic taste in her mouth. Is this a concern and, if so, what is her next step?

A. Your question reminds me of a recent patient visit. Martha told me she felt really bad because her boyfriend took her to a fancy restaurant and “everything tasted the same.” Even the chocolate-covered …

… oxygen, thereby creating an anaerobic environment, perfect for bacteria to produce odorous and sour/bitter compounds.

Post Nasal Drip

We know that proteins contain amino acids, which in turn contain sulfur compounds. When a person has a post nasal drip, mucous drains and coats the back of the tongue and throat, exactly where bacteria live. Since mucus is made up of interlinked strands of protein, the bacteria have a field day breaking down these proteins into odorous and sour tasting …

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… as dehydration or the presence of fermentable substances such as blood, dead cells and shreds of food, the balance of bacterial species shifts, allowing the overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria at the expense of the rest of the normal floral organisms. Thus odors begin to emanate from that area due to the productuon of VSC’s.

Chronic and temporary oral conditions that cause fetor oris

Before discussing the actual structures of the mouth that must be treated in order to cure fetor …

… at hand, saliva provides 3 important functions:

Provides enzymes to help with digestion of food

Provides a method to stabilize pH (keep the acid levels in check)

Provides high levels of oxygen in order to keep oral tissues healthy and fresh.

If you suffer from dry mouth (Xerostomia) symptoms, you naturally have less saliva. In turn, less saliva means less oxygen. If there is less oxygen available in the oral environment you have an anaerobic environment, which is perfect for …

… rotting part of the tooth has been identified the source of the problem will have been removed.

Food – Spicy food is a great culprit and many people are shocked because they think that bad breath caused by such food is limited to the day after consuming the foods in question. The fact is spicy food can cause bad breath for two to three days after a meal and this is why people think the cause lies elsewhere.

Smoking – This is an obvious cause of bad breath and there is not a breath …

… that does not contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate as it will make your mouth dry.

Floss daily to remove trapped food particles and improve overall health of teeth and gums.

Use a tongue scraper every day.

Use an oxygenating oral rinse that’s alcohol-free.

Drink plenty of water during the day. Doing so will help wash food particles and excess mucous from your mouth. It will also help prevent dry mouth.

For bad breath in throat specifically, I recommend a sixth step. Using …