What Causes Bad Breath?

Stinky breath is, unfortunately, a part of life... but it doesn't have to be! Laci explores the roots of bad breath and the ways we can limit our oral stink.

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[shuks]

Well the intro wasn't very nice 😞

[heyitsjessthepanda]

When she said I have a bad breath and she can smell it across the computer


I was like Jesus I don't have a bad breath and I'm not breathing on my mouth it goes through my nose not mouth and I'm not using a computer I'm using my iPod

[madjunir]

the tonsils are natural defense of the body, most just think of them as things that can cause bad breath and never take a minute to learn about them. Tonsil stones usually come when you get chronic infections.

This is usually preventable.

[anvothithanh]

I have used pulling oil from April to October now and I see some benefits from this.

1/Improve the immune system. I have problems with my back skin. It is dry and itchy during the rainy season. But when I start pulling oil, my skin is on the end of this. This is an amazing gift for me. And I think it's not just about my skin, my health is better too.

2/ Reduce bad breath.I feel if we have a problem with bad breath, it's reduced a lot.

[KingsWei]

Just brush your tongue whenever you got bad breath. It works like magic!

[speadskater]

Can't forget about tonsil stones being a cause, I had a problem with this last year, took a while to figure out why brushing my teeth didn't solve the bad breath that my girlfriend at the time kept complaining about.

[biteawaytvinternational]

Thanks so much for sharing, you explaind this topic really well!

[galgrunfeld]

Hi, Dnews crew!
I'd like to ask you for a little favor... Do you mind mentioning the GMT time of your broadcasts, as well? That way, all the people who don't use the American time system could instantly know when your broadcast will be in THEIR time zone.
I, as an Israeli, need either to memorize the time differences between different US times or know their GMT value in order to know when your hangouts will be for me, in my time zone, or simply check online, which isn't instant... :\
Please? :D

[pizicek]

Another reason might be tonsil stones (You may look it up on youtube, weird that people so much enjoy revolting stuff). It may appear as rather innocent disease, but the smell is usually crushing. Just trying to somehow complete your list of bad breath reasons.

[Tails]

And suddenly I'm glad I can trigger an overproduction of saliva with an allergic reaction.

[AnthonyWalters]

lol very informative and funny laci and the crew love you all so funny :)

[jennymarsters]

Try regularly flushing your sinuses with salt water. Also try gargling with hydrogen peroxide 3%. Don't eat any dairy foods or drink tea or coffee or anything with sugar or alcohol in it. I can tell you Oraltech Labs advice worked for my bad breath and I think I tried most other products on the market. Its not easy as the program has you treating all causes of bad breath just in case your suffering from any one cause and don't know it. I was happy to follow the Oraltech Labs program

[WonderfulWorldOfAmy]

Great video! It's not easy but Oraltech Labs has you treating all causes of bad breath just in case you're suffering from any one cause and don't know it. However when I had bad breath I lost many job opportunities and all my friends so I was happy to follow Oraltech Labs program just to get my life back. Anyway it's worth it to cure bad breath.

[ironmang]

What did we use before toothbrushes and toothpaste?

[SirArtanis]

you forgot about Tonsillolith, it's a build up of Calcium in the back of the throat and is actually coughed up by people alot.

[fkgabbana]

The best way to avoid the worst kind of bad breath is to floss PROPERLY every day. Brushing 2x a day, every day just doesn't get rid of the plaque, bacteria & food particles in between your molars & the teeth in front of your molars as much as we'd like. My bf and my mother have both been guilty of brushing tons but never flossing & their morning breath could knock out an ogre. It has a specific smell to it too. I've had it before when I had a cavity I couldn't floss properly until it was filled

[TheaDragonSpirit]

So drinking water before bed would probable help stop bad breath and bacteria growth over night?

[Spore]

Once again, Dnews missed the mark slightly with their research. 2 other factors that cause bad breath- cavities or rotting teeth. Which I believe are also a contributor towards something called tonsoliloliths or tonsil stones, which are small white to green looking buildups of bacteria that get formed in the tonsil cryptys or nasal/mouth connection tube. Those things smell terrible.

[DoctorRobotronic]

So how effective is mouthwash then? Or is that just a cover-up?

[jennymaster]

The only thing that’s work for me after years of fighting bad breath is Oraltech Labs Bad Breath Cure Program.