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Suggest Treatment For Halitosis

Posted on Thu, 1 Dec 2016

Question: What should I do to get rid of bad breath?

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please elaborate the problem..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCAREMAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain bad breath can occur due to a number of reasons and common ones are poor oral hygiene..

I would like to know some more details so that I can guide you better towards treatment..
1.Do you have any decayed tooth in mouth or gum infection like gum bleeding, pus discharge from gums etc?
2.Do you observe dryness in mouth?
3.Is there any white coating present on tongue?
4.Any medical problems or do you take any medication?
5.Do you have a problem of sinus infection like stuffed nose, pain on face post nasal drip etc?
6.Do you have problems like Tonsil stones ?
7.Do you have Acid reflux which has symptoms like chest burning or pain, bitter liquid coming to mouth, sore throat etc?
8.Do you have indigestion problems?

Please revert back with answers.

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar

Follow up: Dr. Honey Arora (11 minutes later)

Hi,

Thanks for you response. Everyday I have bad breath all the time. Even after brushing teeth and cleaning tongue thoroughly. Below are the answers to your questions:

1.Do you have any decayed tooth in mouth or gum infection like gum bleeding, pus discharge from gums etc?
No
2.Do you observe dryness in mouth?
Sometimes
3.Is there any white coating present on tongue?
Sometimes
4.Any medical problems or do you take any medication?
No
5.Do you have a problem of sinus infection like stuffed nose, pain on face post nasal drip etc?
No
6.Do you have problems like Tonsil stones ?
No
7.Do you have Acid reflux which has symptoms like chest burning or pain, bitter liquid coming to mouth, sore throat etc?
No
8.Do you have indigestion problems?
No

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Pointing towards fungal infection..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome back..

As per your explanation it seems that there is fungal infection in mouth along with dry mouth that is a very common and potent cause for bad breath..

I would suggest you to once consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigation like Microscopy of scraping from tongue can help in diagnosis and treatment will be advised accordingly..

As of now you should chew flavoured sugarfree chewing gum to stimulate salivation and also maintain a fresh breath..
You should also drink plenty of water..
Gargle with flavoured antiseptic mouthwash..
Avoid excess intake of high aroma foods like Onion and garlic..
Eat more of probiotics like Yoghurt..
Use a tongue scraper to clean your tongue..
You can also gargle with 1:1 solution of hydrogen peroxide and water..

PLease write back for further queries..

Regards..

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar