Halitosis
Disease information
Halitosis
Badly the breath or the
halitosis
, is
a
very annoying
problem
and laborious of which they pass many people when speaking or to be in favor close, since although the person that suffers it generally happens unnoticed, for the other this
problem
cannot of any form to happen inadvertent.
Badly the scent of the mouth is caused by several factors and is in most of the cases
a
symptom or sign of other
diseases
:
it is possible to have to an inadequate hygiene that favors the presence of
bacteria
and rest of foods.
Also to have the dry mouth, which is known like xerostomia,
problem
that causes an important reduction in the saliva production, reason why the mouth is incapable to clean
itself
by
itself
and to eliminate the rest and particles left by foods. This
problem
can be generated by certain medicines like ansiolíticos or tranquilizers or by bad nasal breathing.
badly the breath also is caused by
infections
of the mouth or the throat like
dental
decay, periodontitis,
gingivitis
, estomatitis, aftas or also by
diseases
like acute and
chronic
faringoamigdalitis, adenoiditis or by the presence of
strange
bodies in nasal graves or by abscesses periamigdalares.
Other
infections
of the
respiratory
system
also cause bad breath, like the atrófica supurada rinitis, the
sinusitis
, bronquiectasias, the bronchial
strange
bodies or the
pulmonary
abscesses.
Some
diseases
of the digestive apparatus also cause bad breath, like the gastric ebb tide, the esofágicos
divertículos
,
hernia
hiatal
, the esofagitis, the
gastritis
, the ulcer of
stomach
, the
infections
to helicobacter pilori or the
allergies
by foods.
Alagunas
chronic
diseases
like the
diabetes
, the
chronic
renal insufficiency,
problems
of
liver
or certain types of
cancer
, also produces badly breath.
Another factor is the type of food that is consumed,
garlic
and the
onion
are of the main ones, since to the being absorbed by the sanguineous
current
, are transferred to the expelled lungs and to the air that is breathed.
Another factor that favors the breath or
halitosis
badly, is the consumption of some medicines and tobacco, that is forming
a
yellowish layer in the teeth and favors in addition the decays.
Nevertheless, in addition to
a
medical consultation to determine the
origin
of badly the breath there are other things that can be made to avoid and to diminish this annoying
problem
like:
To maintain cleaning the mouth, cepillando well the teeth after
each
food and to at least once use
dental
thread to the day in addition of cepillar the
language
smoothly and using of preference
a
mouthwash.
To maintain the mouth humid, taking sufficient water during the day.
To visit the dentist to the year at least once, to cure all the decay and to ask for
a
professional cleaning of the set of teeth and
encías
, at least once to the year.
To avoid to smoke or to take spirits and in case of doing it sprays, drops or chicles against badly the breath can be used. Of preference it is necessary to choose those that do not contain sugar.
the
parsley
is very effective against badly the breath, reason why it is due to use in the meals and if it is possible, to chew small branches after
each
food and before washing the teeth.
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