subject: Do You Suspect That Bad Breath Is Due To Dry Mouth? [print this page] Several afflictions can affect our entire oral health. Certain oral disorders are linked to other oral health disorders that arise over a period of time. For example, bad breath is not unusual to be a result to dry mouth. Ironically enough, one of the symptoms of a dry mouth is bad breath. Due to a decrease in production of saliva the mouth will become dry. The cause for a dry mouth can be due to many circumstances including:
*Side effects of particular diseases *Side effect of particular medications *Side effects of particular medical treatments *Dehydration Nerve damage *Damaged salivary glands *Hormonal changes
Lifestyle Bad breath is commonly caused by inadequate oral hygiene, the foods we eat, unhealthy lifestyle habits, and underlying medical problems. If the flow of saliva decreased, it will result to Bad breath. This reduced flow of saliva means a dry mouth. Saliva is imperative to have in the mouth.
Saliva plays an important role when it comes to digesting the food that we eat. Saliva also assists cleaning and rinsing the mouth out of odor causing particles and bacteria that are within the mouth. Saliva also reduce the effect of acids that are within the mouth and washes the dead cells away that build up on the tongue, cheeks, and gums. If saliva won't perform this job, then the cells would decay and bad breath would be unavoidable.
Bacteria and infections choose to grow in warm, dark, and rather moist places; therefore, inside the mouth of an individual suffering from a dry mouth would be the perfect place. Even though somebody might suffer from a dry mouth, there is at all times some moisture available. This creates the perfect place to promote the development of the bacteria between the teeth, around the gums, and on the tongue. The odor causing bacteria is expelled as bad breath, as the bacteria starts to grow.
