Maybe
You have also encountered this situation
…
Following a day after flossing
Smell the toothpick on a whim
The result was so stinky that I wanted to die on the spot
Sometimes my fingers touch the teeth by accident
Long, lingering aftertaste on your fingertips
The top note is strong, the middle note is sour and refreshing, and the base note is a little bit on the head
Waking up from a corporate nap
Looking embarrassedly at the drool that came down
Get up close and sniff
I even began to suspect that I was eating durian stew for lunch
“I don’t have bad breath,
I also brushed my teeth in the morning,
Why is this happening? ”
That’s because
We finish eating all kinds of food
There will always be a little bit of residue left in the mouth
Plus a little epithelial cell shed from time to time
Bleeding in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis
Makes our mouth
It’s literally a mini dump
Why do you say that?
Similar to the principle that the garbage will stink after a long time
in our mouths
There is also a large microbiome
Led by Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria
They eat garbage
Produces large amounts of volatile sulfides while
This is one of the main sources of bad breath[1]
Even if we brush our teeth seriously
Bacteria multiply faster than you can imagine
and
If not trained in systematic brushing
Brushing your teeth is likely to have hygienic dead spots
For example, the deepest molars are often difficult to brush
Food residue is also often found in the teeth
Other than that
Also present in the mouth
Things that cannot be easily removed with a toothbrush—
The Big Three of “Anti-Brush”
Let’s talk about the most familiar old friend – dental caries
On our teeth
Dental plaque is a “tribe” of many bacteria
These bacteria eat sugar and starch
Then produces a large amount of acids
Plaque cannot be washed away by running water
Removal only by mechanical means
(such as brushing, flossing, and ultrasonic cleaning)
If not removed in time
Acids continually erode teeth
Over time
The tooth will be eroded into a hole[2]
This tooth cavity is a great food warehouse for bacteria
They’re in this hole
Continuous corruption and fermentation…
The smell is naturally sour and refreshing
Look at the calculus that everyone hates
In the oral bacterial tribe
There is a “nanobacteria”[3]
It is a special microorganism that allows the body to form stones
(whenOf course, some people say they are not living things)
under the “nourishing” of saliva and crevicular fluid
As a center of mineralization
Invite food scraps
Calcium salts in oral fluids
And sloughed epithelial cells are involved
Hold each other tightly
Merge with each other, regardless of each other
A calculus that adheres to the teeth forms over time
Dental calculus pressing on the gums
Not only damages periodontal health
It also smells “fascinating”…
In addition, there is a friend who may not be so familiar to everyone – tonsil stones
tonsils
As part of the body’s immune system
Helps the body fight infections
Named because it looks like an almond
It has many dimples on its surface
If the tonsils are chronically inflamed
Unable to secrete fluid in time
Flushing out the “garbage” in the nest
Over time
It will also form stones one by one
This results in bad breath[4]
In general, want to prevent the mouth from becoming a garbage dump
The easiest and most direct way is of course
Get rid of the rubbish in time!
Also brush your teeth!
Brush your teeth the right way!
Conditional
Swipe after every meal
Unconditional
Rinse with water or mouthwash as well
You can also use dental floss instead of toothpicks
Clean up the food residues in the teeth in time
In addition, it is strongly recommended that you must regularly brush your teeth
Using high frequency oscillations generated by ultrasound
Remove plaque and calculus from the tooth surface
This will not only get rid of bad breath
It can also effectively prevent oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontitis
Finally, I wish you all good teeth
Farewell to bad breath
Eat Ma Ma Xiang~
Reviewers: many| Former attending physician of the Department of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
References
[1]De Boever EH , Loesche WJ . Assessing the contribution of anaerobic microflora of the tongue to oral malodor.[J]. Journal of the American Dental Association, 1995, 126(10) :1384-1393.
[2] Sun Guoneng. Study on the effect of lifestyle and behavior intervention on preventing tooth decay[J]. Modern Preventive Medicine, 2012(20):5345-5347.
[3] Zhang Songmei, Tian Fei, Li Jing, et al. A preliminary study on the role of nanobacteria in the formation of dental calculus [J]. Chinese Journal of Microecology, 2009, 21 (002):152-155.
[4]Pirkl I , Filipovi B , Goranovi T , et al. Large tonsillolith associated with accessory duct of ipsilateral submandibular gland; support for saliva stasis hypothesis[J]. Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology, 2015.
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