Bad Breath: How Your Dentist Can Put An End To Halitosis
“Oh Adam, that whiffs to high heaven, what have you been eating? “
Adam looked sheepishly toward his erstwhile partner and apologised for his untimely bodily function.
“Sorry Eve, must have been all those apples you have been feeding me.”
Intimate relations, as you can see from this slice of life foundational story, have long been affected by the ramifications of the metabolic process. Digestion can be a bumpy ride at times during the ups and downs of our lives. Eating, drinking, and defecation, although partners in this procedural movement, can be vulnerable to windy periods. The Bible does not mention, overtly, whether Adam and Eve had unfettered access to a dentist, but, ultimately, life would have been hard without such expert assistance. Quite apart from the embarrassment of shared foul odours the nerve pain of tooth ache would have made life in paradise no piece of cake. The Tree of Knowledge may have had branches dealing with DIY dentistry but the Old Testament is moot on this topic.
The Dentist’s Book Of Bad Breath Solutions
Your local dentist can offer a great deal of valuable advice on the subject of halitosis and its many causes. The highly trained women and men of the dental profession are well versed in the goings on of the oral cavity and the many chambers that impact upon what goes on there. In this darkened portal, to the inner workings of the human body, your dental practitioner shines a light on the slimy surfaces of that wet recess. The bacterial plaque that grows there and what one can do to reduce the ill effects of said substance. Saliva may drip from the various parts of this home to mouth, teeth and tongue. Unappealing odours may emanate from this dank place. Despite all this your dentist knows the space like a home away from home. Adam and Eve may have sought refuge from the storm unknowing at its causes but a well trained dentist prides herself or himself on familiarity with the lie of the land.
Earliest Manifestations Of Bad Breath Healers
Yes, tooth pullers in the early times were barber surgeons. Folk who were handy with tools and not too squeamish about blood. Herbalists and ‘wise women’ would have treated halitosis back in medieval times.
“Medicine developed in different ways all over the world. For much of history in the Fenlands, far away from big towns and cities, there was no easy access to doctors or pharmacists like we have today. People would visit a local Wise-Woman to treat their illnesses and injuries. The Wise-Woman would create her remedies from things she could find in the local landscape: plants, animals, water and minerals like salt. The picture below shows one of the witch bottles at the museum, where you can see an interesting mix of herbs that must have served as a cure.”
– Museum of Cambridge
Your tooth puller barber surgeon would have carried a few snake oil style remedies for bad breath. If you made your living travelling around performing early dentistry and simple surgeries, dealing with foul odours emanating from mouths would have been part and parcel of your trade. Young men and women wanting to rid themselves of any impediment to their finding intimate partners for marriage and procreation would have been lining up for proffered solutions. Nothing much has really changed among tribes of humans. Younger folk, today, are still insecure and prone to anxieties about socially unacceptable traits.
Dental Wisdom On Halitosis
So, what can your modern dentist offer those fearing being outcast for the sins of bad breath? Whilst mints and chewing gums may provide short term relief from the worst of the stench they do not get to the source of the problem. Notice I stated source and not sauce, because too much alcoholic sauce can be a dietary cause of serious halitosis. Liquid lunches and over imbibing the booze can be a prevalent source of an unquiet digestive system. Like the unquiet dead, the rumblings and gurgling generated by piss intake in excess may sour your breath like a camel coming out of the desert. Some folk think that they can smoke and slurp down the drink like there is no tomorrow without physical consequences. If young and fit you may get away with it for a little while but it will catch up with you in the end. Even the young and beautiful pay the price eventually. That picture of Dorian Gray in the attic will reveal itself in all its full blown horror, ultimately.
Diet and lifestyle are the main culprits in the halitosis case. You need not be Sherlock Holmes to detect these nefarious inputs and the stench they leave behind in their wake. Someone wise once said, we are what we eat. I would add and how we eat and drink too. Another sage being shared the enlightening correlation – that you can tell how someone makes love by watching them eat. Stuffing your food down in a rush does your digestive tract no favours. You must expect rude rumbles if you go about the rituals of eating and drinking in such a manner. Even Adam and Eve in their languid setting were prone to too many apples in too quick time, it seems.
Discover foods that your body appreciates and eat them slowly and peacefully. Treat your body like a temple, as in a place where beautiful and serene things occur. Reduce the amount of highly processed foods that you consume and eat more natural foods. Human bodies and their microbiome appreciate more green leafy vegetables and natural fibre. Your health and wellbeing will thank you. Sweeter smelling breath will only be part of the pay off. Drink plenty of pure water and reduce all other artificial drinks from your dietary intake.
The Breathing Thing
Breathe through your nose! Especially, when sleeping. Exercise this facility as you go to sleep to avoid snoring and bad breath from mouth breathing. Dry mouth and throat are major causes of halitosis.
“If you breathe through your mouth, you are going to have oral health complications,” says Burhenne, including bad breath. See, you may notice after a night of mouth breathing that your gums and tongue feel dry—and that’s not a good thing. “
– Mind Body Green: Tips to Prevent Bad Breath
Oral Hygiene Promotes Better Smelling Breath
Consult you local dentist as to all the oral hygiene measures you can easily put in place to promote a sweeter smelling breath. Brushing your teeth at least twice a day with a well maintained soft bristled tooth brush and reputable fluoride tooth paste is a foundational basic.
Flossing can be another way of removing detritus from your oral cavity. Food scraps left behind after meals and snacks breed bacteria. Bacteria results from a fermenting process and produces bad breath.
Keeping your saliva levels up via plenty of sips of pure water throughout the day will aid you in the scientifically smart battle against halitosis.
A healthy natural breath will result from a diet that intrinsically pleases your body at a biological level.
Learn to listen to your body. Bad breath is a sign that it is not well pleased at the metabolic level. Something is amiss, either in substance or how it is being processed, when your breath tells you that something stinks.
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