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Bad smell from mouth even I brush daily
Bad smell like of colgate even after brushing twice a day I also use tongue scrapper. I drink lot of water
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Hello sir..
Bad breathe is due to so many causes
it may be due to
oral causes
**Deposits( plaque and calculus)
** Dental caries
** partially impacted wisdom teeth which causes food impaction
other causes
**Gastric ulcer
**Sinus infection
** respiratory infection
Regarding oral causes in case of deposits cleaning( scaling and
polishing) should be done.In case of dental caries filling has to be done
For impacted teeth, teeth removal has to be done
Complete oral clinical examination is necessary to rule out the cause....
Next Steps
kindly visit dentist for furthur clinical examination and management
Health Tips
After solving all the causes and still the bad smell persists then kindly visit General physician
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Bad smell is due to many reasons like improper brushing,poor gum health,long starving time,some food like onion,garlic etc and alocohal intake.
Next Steps
you should go to dentist for cleaning of your teeth.
Health Tips
brush twice a day.
drink alot of water.
dont go for long starvation.
try to avoid food that causes smell after eating.
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More history is required for exact reason and treatment . But for sure bad breadth is because of improper brushing , not brushing twice daily , cavities , bleeding gums , having food items having odour like onion /garlic/tea or smokers
So start brushing twice daily
Show to a dentist every six months , get professional cleaning done
Use dental floss
Next Steps
Show to a dentist
Health Tips
Don’t take it lightly as its beginning of gum disease .
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Dr. Balaji K
Dentist
23 yrs exp
Chennai
halitosis, ( bad smell) many reasons are there to this,
only on physical examination of your oral tissues , can I HELP .
There could b simple underlying issues to this ,
maybe you have many decays? OR poor gingival health ( gums) OR .....
Please feel free to pay avisit to us.
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Dr. Babita Sangwan
Dental Surgeon
22 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Bad smell happens due to many reasons like improper hygiene,mouth breathing habit ,any relation to medicines. So go for full mouth checkup.
Health Tips
Do mouthwash rinses.
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Dr. Aarti Mohta
Dentist
21 yrs exp
Nagpur
There may be a lot of reasons why there is bad breath. Better visit a dentist and get the diagnosis done and do the nessecary treatment
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Brushing twice doesn't mean that u wont get bad breath...u should do the correct brushing technique...method .and some oral hygiene instructions....scaling meaning just cleaning up of ur teeth ..removing plaque..and teeth whitening meaning making ur dark teeth ..fair ..
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Dr. Ruchi Antil Malik
Dentist
6 yrs exp
Delhi
go for a regular dental checkup and tooth cleaning
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