Halitosis is a pathology that brings very unpleasant sensations not only to the owner of this smell, but to the people around him. Indeed, in most cases, a person does not even feel this smell, because the olfactory receptors of the nose, in the end, just get used to it. But the person standing next to it feels it perfectly, so he hurries to step aside, wrinkling his nose. Particularly relevant is the problem of bad breath in children - because they have to communicate a lot with their peers at school.
Bad breath in children, causes
Food or drink can be the cause of bad smell in both children and adults. In particular, onions, garlic, corn, some cheeses and juices.
Dislike for oral hygiene is the direct cause of the problem. Irregular brushing leads to tooth decay and gum disease.
The bad breath in children, the causes of which lurk in the dryness of the oral cavity, can be caused by the use of nasal drops from allergies or colds. Night snoring and mouth breathing lead to dry mouth.
A 1999 study by pediatricians found that the main cause of bad breath in children is just dry mouth or nasal cavity. The normal release of saliva ensures the washing off of decaying food debris. If the moisture in the mouth is not formed enough, as during sleep, the mouth dries up. Dead cells adhere to the cheeks and tongue, bacteria eat them, releasing toxins, and as a result an unpleasant odor is formed. That's why you should brush your teeth before going to bed. Then the bacteria will have nothing to eat.
How to fight
The bad breath in children, the causes of which are related to food, disappears if you remove the foods that provoke this problem from the child's diet. In addition, oral hygiene will have to be taken under total control, even if you have to stand side by side until the child brushes his teeth. Allow the child to buy a brush and a paste in the store himself, this is usually of interest. It is more difficult to eliminate bad breath in children, the causes of which are related to alcohol or smoking. However, a teenager who is embarrassed to communicate with peers for this reason can obey, if properly explained to him about the causes of the problem. And the last: you need to monitor the condition of the child’s teeth and regularly visit the dentist.
Swelling and bleeding gums, loose teeth and the smell from the oral cavity become the reason for going to the dental office, and immediately. It can be accompanied by a foul smell, temperature, sore throat, swelling and discharge from the nose, cough with sputum. And even more you should go to the doctor if you suspect diseases such as diabetes, liver and kidney diseases, gastroesophageal reflux disease in combination with a bad smell from the oral cavity.
The people recommend
Eat the following foods: raw apples, apricot, parsley, celery. Apply rinses from tinctures of fresh dill, sour acid, calamus, oak bark, St. John's wort. Well decoctions of rowan berries taken orally twice a day help. The main thing is not to despair, not to be lazy and to fight the problem. Good luck