Bad breath is clinically known as halitosis and is something that most of us have had to put up with in small doses every now and then. Eating dishes that are heavy on the garlic leaves the smell of garlic lingering in the mouth for some time and coffee tends to affect the odour of breath. Many people first thing in the morning find that their breath does not smell fragrant then either. But for some people the problem is more chronic than just occasionally having unpleasant breath.
For these people with chronic bad breath, they are prone to the bacteria which causes breath to smell unpleasant and, without professional help, there is little that can be done about it. You should go and see your dentist if you have such a problem so that it can be sorted out by a trained expert who knows how oral hygiene works.
Bad breath is causes by certain bacteria in the mouth. These bacteria form when the mouth is particularly dry, thus explaining why breath can be bad in the morning and after coffee which dries out the mouth. Most people will be able to banish these bacteria in the morning by brushing their teeth but for some it just won’t go away.
There might be other conditions that are keeping the bacteria in the mouth. Smoking causes the mouth to be drier than it ought to be and this is the ideal condition for halitosis bacteria.
Dentists in central Leeds have all the solutions to problems with bad breath
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