Halitosis: Extreme Bad Breath Problem.

Problem of Halitosis

Halitosis is the very awful oral problem. This disease is also called as the dragon breath. This is a very bad condition in which the affected person suffers very badly. This problem occurs due to the growth of some particular species of bacteria in the oral cavity. It is thought that thesulfur producing bacteria are responsible for the bad breath problem. When the person is sleeping, then the problem arises due to the absence of saliva in the mouth as the saliva act as the natural mouthwash by killing the bacteria which are present in our oral cavity. This problem can not be cured in some days or weeks. In most of the cases this is the chronic problem and the people suffering from this problem try different treatments for this problem. Sometimes the patients avoid the intake of starchy fruit such as banana and at the other times patients are also supposed to avoid the dairy products during the period of the treatment. The patients suffering from this oral problems really suffer a lot because of the long lasting nature of this disease. This is not a very uncommon disease and a large population of our country is affected by this particular disease. As we know already that India is a country in which most of the people who are not residing in the cities are very ignorant towards the medical problems especially the dental problems the dentists are also scarce as compared to the developed nations. Due to the problem of ignorance and less number of dentists, the dental problems have increased manifolds. For getting rid of the dental problems towards the dental problems especially Halitosis, proper awareness should be spread among the people. By becoming alert and visiting the dentist regularly, one can be free from the dental problems and can live a peaceful life. 

Symptoms of Halitosis

There are many symptoms of this disease but the presence of bad breath is the main symptom. The secretion of saliva also become abnormal at the time of sleeping. Normally, a bad smell remains in the mouth of the people suffering from this disease. A different type of bad taste is also felt in the mouth. This disease really checks the patience of the people suffering from it. The main problem which the patients suffering from this disease faces is that they can not be easily cured because of the chronic nature of the disease. In most of the cases of this disease, the people are advised to avoid the fruits which are having a very high content of starch. Normally banana is avoided in this disease. Avoiding of the milk and the other dairy product is also advised during the period of treatment. Chronic nature of this disease cause real trouble to the patients suffering from this awful disease. The patient has to often wake up during sleeping hours to spit the bad smelling saliva from the mouth. Mouthwash in the night time should be done to avoid this disease. By proper precautions and good oral practices such as brushing twice a day and using a good quality mouthwash daily, one can minimize the bad effect of this disease. As we know that there is unavailability of the fast treatment of this disease, so a long term treatment program under the guidance of an expert dental surgeon is required. We should never forget that 'prevention is better than cure'. 

Long term treatment of Halitosis

There is no quick treatment available for this disease. The patients are treated on the basis of the severity of the problem which they are facing. Eating dairy products is decreased in many cases. The patient is advised to eat more fruits specially citrus fruits. Citrus fruits are very good in this disease. Patients are advised to brush twice daily. One more important thing which the patients should keep in mind is the use of a good mouthwash. Using a good quality mouthwash can reduce the ill effects of Halitosis to a large extent. Although this is a very tedious task to do and get treatment of this problem but the effect of this disease can be reduced to a large extent by using a good mouthwash and by keeping the oral cavity clean. By keeping the mouth clean, a large number of dental problems like Halitosis can be prevented from occuring. Because of the absence of the quick treatment of this oral problems, the patients should be following good oral practices such as using mouthwash in the night time and brushing twice daily.