Bad Breath Cures Center Around
Controlling the "Little Ones"

If you were to look upon the shelves of any store in the section for oral hygiene, you are likely to see a ton of bad breath cures. Everything from toothpastes to specialized rinses have been created to help with halitosis problems. You may have even tried some of these "guaranteed" bad breath solutions only to have the problem go away for an hour or two and then come back with a vengeance for the rest of the day. Truthfully, most of these products probably have been designed to address the most common source of bad breath: oral bacteria. But, why don't they seem to work or at least be effective for more than short periods of time?

The human mouth, including yours, is literally infested with microbes that are constantly waging a glorified "turf war" for prime real estate in your mouth. There are hundreds of different strains of bacteria in your oral cavity but they can basically be divided into one of two categories: Those that breed well in oxygenated systems-and those that do not. The bacteria that tend to shun oxygen are known as anaerobic and they are the type responsible for 90% of problems relating to bad breath. And it is this variety of bacteria that most dental health products aim to destroy using varying chemicals and substances, including:

• Oxychlorine
• Chlorine Dioxide
• Zinc Compounds
• Alcohol or other similar antiseptics

However, while there is no doubt that any of these products will in fact reduce the numbers of anaerobic bacteria present in your mouth-they may only do so for a little while because of the side effect common to them: xerostemia, or common dry mouth.

Controlling the bacteria does in fact help prevent bad breath but there is a very good reason why these products, such as bad breath toothpaste, only tend to do so for a brief time-they lower the levels of saliva in your mouth. Bad breath research consistently shows that saliva is indispensable when it comes to preventing halitosis. Unlike any of the bad breath products that you see on the shelves which are typically taken at the beginning or end of the day-saliva is always present in your mouth. Thus, saliva works around the clock to help control and fight the bacteria while specialized rinses and other bad breath products are only used once or twice per day.

Therefore, if you really want to prevent bad breath problems, you need to concentrate on keeping your saliva levels high-and stay away from any products made with alcohol or other chemicals that may lead to dehydration-and ultimately dry mouth. Drinking plenty of fluids and chewing upon gum (or anything really so long as it has low sugar content) to help encourage salivation-these are two of the most effective bad breath cures that money doesn't have to buy!

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