Bad Breath Myth-Busters!
Bad Breath Myth: "Brushing your teeth more will help get rid of bad breath."
Brushing your teeth is a main part of a regular oral hygiene routine that will help you keep bad breath at bay. But, if you have bad breath, more brushing just isn’t going to be the thing that tips the scale in your favor. There are reasons for this.
The first reason is that too much brushing can dry out your mouth. One of the easily identified culprits is sodium lauryl sulfate. This is a soap ingredient that causes foaming. Want people to think your products, whether it is hand soap, shampoo, or toothpaste is working? Make sure it makes lots of bubbles! It won’t hurt you, but it can dry out your mouth and it does the delicate lining of your mouth no real good. The new toothpastes that get rid of bad breath have no sodium lauryl sulfate and they have oxygenating agents that actually do something positive to get rid of oral bacteria and keep your mouth moist.
The second reason is that brushing is only one part of the tactics of a good halitosis prevention strategy. Careful and gentle flossing is equally important to dental health as well as getting rid of the plaque that can harbor anaerobic bacteria. One of the most important parts of preventing bad breath is to clean your tongue daily. It will get rid of old bacterial wastes and it will cut down on the number of bacteria in your mouth, too. And remember to drink adequate amounts of water throughout the day.
Brushing your teeth, along with the other parts of a good oral hygiene routine will help get rid of bad breath. Just brushing your teeth more may make your halitosis worse.
