why your breath REALLY stinks (dental hygienist explains)

Are you brushing your teeth AND tongue scraping...but you still have bad breath? Let's talk!

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[SammyJ]

Poor gut health leads to bad breath as well.

[zachwesterhoff]

I’m going to share this with my brother at thanksgiving tonight….

[Zerobit_uk]

Thanks Whitney - you're absolutely right... I never liked going to the dentist but my mum always nagged and even went as far as booking my appointments.
Now she's no longer with us, I had to book my own appointments, those reminders in the post got ignored but watching your content has helped me realise I was slowly putting myself at risk of a life with teeth issues (even after wearing braces in my teens... I'm now 34)... I've since been to the dentist who gave me 2 fillings (white in colour) and a session with the hygienist - now my gums aren't bleeding and have the confidence to show my teeth in when photos are being taken.

You even convinced me to get a tongue scraper... the 'dental maintenance' switch is locked in the on position and I string floss nightly now!

Thank you for creating amazing, simple to us mere mortals to understand content - it's help me... no doubt it's helped many others! Keep it up!

[Michelle.]

The BEST thing that I ever did for my teeth and breath is getting a Water Pik.
I even wake up in the morning with fairly fresh breath, no more dragon breath!!! Yay!

[annabellewallis]

Could also be tonsil stones, they build up over years because a lot of people don't know about them, plus a lot of people don't know how to get rid of them either, so they end up staying put.

I found them in my late 20s and the first time I removed them it was never ending, they just kept coming out.. one after the other (I used a qtip to get them out as I can control my gag reflex really well during cleaning)

Now I clean my tonsils out about every 3 - 4 weeks, I can tell when they are due to be cleaned as I can actually smell & taste them, disgusting. And it's a smell I now recognise on others and think "yep that person likely has tonsil stones.. It's a very strong bad breath smell, many people call tonsil stones" death balls" as they are that bad. Once you've smelt them once you recognise them forever. I believe a large number of people with bad breath probably have tonsil stones, but yes there are also other causes like not cleaning your tongue and not flossing that play a big role in bad breath too.

I do wonder if flossing will actually reduce the build up of my tonsil stones or at least the frequency in which they build up, I just started water flossing and it'll be interesting to find out..

[rbbyypharmd]

Also guys if you have bad breath that doesn't go away no matter how often you brush, you should get checked out for H pylori or SIBO. H pylori antibiotic therapy would treat both infections and get rid of the bad breath for good!

[hirinijoseph]

Your video was quick and engaging 10/10

[Mikeyfromtheblock]

I am so used to flossing that when I skip a night I still feel unclean if I only brush and rinse

[lauradilworth]

Thanks Whitney for more great advice.Just by looking at your beautiful smile should make people see that looking after your teeth and gums is 100% the right thing to do.👍👍

[Bricktown]

This video helped so much. Because of this video, I had a deep cleaning done and literally felt the bad breath bacteria coming off of my lower teeth. It was freaky.

[terrencewalker]

I always brush my tongue. I had a cavity in one teeth and I went to the dentist and got it taken care of and pay my dentist bill. I go there every 6 months to get them taken care of and check up.

[synceno]

those who have chronic bad breath flossing, brushing and mouthwash is not enough.

[freyaleelou]

From personal experience the water flosser should be used with string floss.
I couldn't believe how much plaque I found after only water flossing for a month...or two...

[sizzling_rozes]

2:44 I like how you say “Byad byacteria”

[danarasmussen]

I love your videos! Your video about how plaque hardens within 24-48 hours was what officially turned the tables for me with flossing EVERY night.

[TDK-Ouros]

I don´t understand why people don´t like flossing.. That clean feeling in my mouth while I try to sleep... That helps a lot to sleep

[Prettywoah]

The reason why people's breath stinks is because they don't drink enough water and they don't brush their teeth

[cookingwitchefzayy]

Hey doc thank you for this video I'm trying to schedule an appointment for my teeth now since my breath has been noticeable bad from what my mother and girlfriend say and I think you hit the nail on the coffin for what's going on with me since it's been years since I've gone to the dentist I think I have alot of stuff backed in my teeth since I didn't have them properly cleaned I appreciate this

[yanbaihuzxzxzx]

i had bad breath for years and couldnt figure out why, i got into flossing because of the meat i eat just gets stuck in my teeth just rots, so i got floss and it was a 60% better. Now i still have wisdom teeth so my teeth has buildup over the years and next step is getting a cleaning.

[ahmadahmad-vdv]

Is tartar and calculus causing odour and smell from mouth?