Prevent Bad Breath By Keeping
the Tongue Clean

There are a lot of resources, both online and in other outlets, that seem to have very useful information when it comes to helping you prevent bad breath.  Many claim to have remedies and products based upon the latest “bad breath research”.  Unfortunately, far too many websites and resources try to make bad breath prevention seem more like neurosurgery than what it really requires:  some simple common sense.

To confront your bad breath cause and cure, you need to fight the oral bacteria living in your mouth at all times.  These microbes are parasites that hang around your mouth waiting for their next meal—which just happens to be your next meal.  Food particles always end up getting stuck to your teeth and in the cracks and crevices of your mouth.

If we listened to our dentist and actually brushed after every meal, then we would have far fewer problems with bad breath—but, most of us don’t have time for such practical advice which is why the microbes continue to breed to the point of causing problems with halitosis.  Unfortunately, the same foods that we tend to like are the very same foods that bacteria tend to love.  Protein is a favorite of bacteria and it causes them to breed faster than if we were to eat a vegetarian diet filled with raw fruits and vegetables.  Foods high in protein that are known to increase bacteria populations quickly include:

• Seafood
• Eggs
• Milk
• Meats
• Peanut butter

Now, these bacteria are not the actual cause of bad breath—it is actually their waste that leads to all the problems.  Bacteria excrement comes in the form of sulfur compounds that tend to turn into a gaseous state rather easily—and it is these gases that force us to seek bad breath treatment. 

Because the bacteria responsible for producing the sulfur compounds breed best in low-oxygen environments, they tend to gather at the back of the tongue.  Plaque, that white sticky substance that you can see in the mirror stuck to the back of your tongue that you just can’t seem to brush away—helps shield the bacteria against oxygen and permits them to breed faster and cause more severe bad breath.

Bad breath products such as toothpastes that are designed to eliminate plaque are highly recommended but it may be possible that they will prove ineffective if the problem has existed for quite some time.  In cases of severe plaque at the back of the tongue, it will be necessary to see your dentist in order to fully treat bad breath.  The dentist will perform a very uncomfortable but necessary procedure known as a tongue scraping. 

Once the layer is removed from the back of the tongue and on any other soft tissue in the mouth, you should no longer have a bad breath problem.  So long as you remember to practice good oral hygiene, including brushing the tongue, that should be sufficient enough to prevent bad breath problems from returning.

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