General Health Information

While brushing the teeth and tongue and flossing prevent bad breath, doctors and scientists presented alternative bad breath treatments
such as fresh parsley that doctors say have some antibacterial
properties. Mastic gum also has antiseptic properties to kill bad
breath bacteria and helps decrease acidity in the mouth. Antibacterial
mouthwashes are most common one to swill away the bacteria that cause
bad breath and since it have antiplaque properties these are kind to
your teeth too. Live yogurt is said to decrease levels of hydrogen
sulphide, the smelly gas produced by bacteria in the mouth, through the
action of the live bacteria Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus
thermophilus that causes garlic breath. Brushing with baking soda, or
bicarbonate of soda, is meant to counteract high levels of acidity in
the mouth, a possible cause of bad breath. An essential oil mouthwash
with peppermint oil in its list of ingredients, reduced bad breath just
like chewing on fennel seeds after a meal was a traditional way of
masking mouth odors.