How To Reduce Mouth Odor while Fasting

 How To Reduce Mouth Odor while Fasting

Bad breath during fasting sometimes very disturbing activities. Especially for people who have contact with lots of activity. Communication becomes hampered due to lack confidence.
According to Prof. Dr. H. Eky s. Soeria Soemantri, drg. Sp. Ortho, Chairman of the Association of Faculty of Dentistry, Indonesia (AFDOKGI), bad breath during fasting is a natural thing in the mouth because there are many bacteria that can turn leftover food into the sulfur gases that cause bad breath.
If not fasting, your mouth will be to produce saliva when you're eating. Saliva plays to kill the bacteria. Meanwhile, when the fasting breath more quiet so that saliva production is reduced. As a result, the bacteria multiply so quickly that the odor appears.
Not only that, he says, the cause of bad breath is also caused by the presence of plaque on teeth. "Plaque on the teeth consisting of 2 which are hard and soft plaque. Plaque is a bacterial growth medium because it consists of a layer of leftover food, mucus, saliva, and the cells that die epital," he said when met at the sidelines of the inauguration Month National Dental Health, Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta.
In addition, the cause of bad breath can also come from within the body, such as those experienced by people with diabetes or ulcers.
To overcome this, there are several ways you can do, such as:
1. Avoid foods that are smelly like petai, durian, or onions.
2. Keep oral hygiene by regularly brushing your teeth after a meal and before bed at night.
3. Avoid smoking and alcohol can trigger a worsening of periodontitis and gingivitis oral hygiene. In addition, alcohol can reduce the production of saliva, which resulted in more rapid development of bacteria.
4. Drink plenty of water when the dawn and break the fast to maintain water balance in the body.
5. Consumption of fruits and vegetables like apples, carrots, and yam.
6. Food consumption of probiotics for digestive health and help prevent bad breath.
7. Consumption of cheese because the cheese is rich in calcium, low in carbohydrates, and contain phosphates that is beneficial to increase saliva production, and reduce the growth of tartar.
8. Do not overuse mouthwash. "Could use mouthwash but do not often, perhaps only at night," said drg. Eky. In the mouth there are bad bacteria and good bacteria that must be kept in balance.
9. Consumption of spices such as coriander, mint, tarragon, eucalyptus, rosemary and cardamom are very good for fighting bad breath.
10. Consumption of vitamin C such as berries, oranges, and melons because it can create an inhospitable environment for bacterial growth. Get your vitamin C from fruits and other foods, not from supplements, because the supplements actually aggravate bad breath.
According to drg. Eky, the habit of the Indonesian people to break the fast with sweet food is fine, as long as oral hygiene is always maintained.

How To Reduce Mouth Odor while Fasting