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Suggest Remedy For Bad Breathe Due To Tooth Erotion

Hi,

I am 40, Male, 75Kg.
I recently visited a dentist and got my teeth checked. I have bad breath which I believe is due to multiple reasons(one of them is teeth). The status of my teeth is given below.
•     No sensitive teeth currently.
•     The place where the tooth joins the gum, tooth is eroded. Doctor said my gum needs to be massaged with an astringent and the tooth to be scaled(what exactly is meant by this?)
•     Doctor also said cleaning is needed every year at least.
•     I have false upper teeth which joins adjacent to original tooth. The joint of these two has become a problem zone now. Whtever I eat, goes inside get stuck here. it gives out foul smell. I started flossing which reduces the smell but still it does not go completely. Doctor said the only way is to keep flossing and keep it clean. But isn’t there a permanent fix available.
•     I bought Himalaya HiOra GA Gel as astringent. The contents(as per Himalaya are given below.
Jatiphala(Mysristics fragrans)
Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna)
Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium)
Triphala

They are asking to apply it on the gums and leave it. My concern is it tastes sweet(not sure of which ingredient causes it). Won’t it decay teeth further? Due to this doubt, I stopped using it.

Please help me by answering these.

Thanks&Regards,
Ashok
Wed, 28 May 2014
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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 's  Response
thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. the bad breath is because of the food getting lodged. the meaning of scalin is cleaning of teeth or oral prophylaxis. you need to maintain the hygiene by cleaning the denture. rinse your mouth after eating anything and clean the denture. the junction between the teeth and denture should be evaluated by the dentist and bring a solution like restoring with a cement material or filling.
gum astringent will not help you to reduce the bad breath. it stops the bleeding from the gums. you need to get your teeth cleaned to solve bad breath problem. i hope my answer will help you. take care.
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Suggest Remedy For Bad Breathe Due To Tooth Erotion

thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. the bad breath is because of the food getting lodged. the meaning of scalin is cleaning of teeth or oral prophylaxis. you need to maintain the hygiene by cleaning the denture. rinse your mouth after eating anything and clean the denture. the junction between the teeth and denture should be evaluated by the dentist and bring a solution like restoring with a cement material or filling. gum astringent will not help you to reduce the bad breath. it stops the bleeding from the gums. you need to get your teeth cleaned to solve bad breath problem. i hope my answer will help you. take care.