Posts Tagged ‘halitosis’

I have been discovering why dentists will sometimes prescribe antibiotics before or after a dental procedure. I have made up my mind that it is merely for the faster healing of the gums but after doing my research, I was stunned with what I found out. Before or even after a bloody surgical procedure, antibiotics are prescribed but only to those with increased risk of bacterial endocarditis. I used my search engine and found out that bacteria are in abundance in the mouth – but not all kinds of bacteria increases your risk of endocarditis. People with history of the said disease, those with cardiac valve abnormalities and people with congenital heart disease, I may not have mentioned all but they are at highest risk of endocarditis and they have to have prophylactic antibiotic therapy. Bacterial Endocarditis is said to damage the heart valves when the bacteria in the bloodstream embeds in the defective heart valves, then it infects the heart’s inner lining.

You might think that you are not in control of situations such as this but I have read that it helps to maintain maximum care for gums and teeth to prevent undergoing invasive treatments that can lead to endocarditis. You have to also practice great care in flossing or brushing so as not to spread disease as your gums become infected. Ask your dentist about it and the dentist would gladly discuss it with you, as my dentist did.

Another reason for prophylactic antibiotic treatment is when a patient is diabetic – dentists make sure the patient doesn’t catch infections by healing the gums after an invasive treatment. Our oral health should be properly guarded to prevent any form of infection that might harm our over all well being.

Some products that might be helpful in helping you to pevent expensive dental treatments include therabreath mouthwash, a portable oral irrigator and the hydro floss. 

Disclaimer: If you have or think you might have gum disease or any other health problem, please visit your doctor or periodontist for advice, diagnosis and treatment. This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to provide advice, diagnosis or treatment for any health condition. The USFDA has not evaluated any statements about any products in this article 

 I went to the dentist the other day, I just realized how lax I am with my dental health.  I go to the dentist whenever I feel that there is a need, like the other day, my reason was gum bleeding.  I wouldn’t have gone to the dental clinic hadn’t it bled a little profusely It started as little as when I’m brushing but it alarmed me when I woke up one morning and spit out blood.  I gargled, brushed and bleeding did not stop.  Reason enough to rush to the dental clinic and skip work.

I never took seriously my hygienist reminding me every time that I need to pay regular visits to the dental office for the maintenance of my dental health.  I found it really demanding and it feels as if it is not worth my time, effort and money.  I am accountable to all that has happened to my mouth.

It disgusted me that I have really bad gum problem and multiple decaying teeth due to my negligence.  All those years I thought I have been saving a lot of time, money and energy -  Now it came to my senses that I just pushed myself to danger of losing all my teeth left and I exposed myself to infection.  I am now consulting a periodontist, if I was only attentive and submissive to the suggestions of my hygienist, it wouldn’t have gone this far.  I have costly procedures to undergo but I am left with no options but to submit myself completely to the treatment and do my maintenance at home. 

Products that might be helpful include

An oral irrigator. 

Oramd

An ozonator

*consult with your doctor before attempting to self treat…

 Disclaimer: If you have or think you might have gum disease or any other health problem, please visit your doctor or periodontist for advice, diagnosis and treatment. This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to provide advice, diagnosis or treatment for any health condition. The USFDA has not evaluated any statements about any products in this article

 Bad breath is also known as halitosis. It is a condition wherein the person suffers from putrid breath or oral malodor.

 Dental professionals say that there are many causes of bad breath – it could be dental in nature and the more serious one is the systemic. They say that when your halitosis is dental in nature, it could be treated easier than that with systemic in nature. Products, like therabreath, might be helpful.

You will normally hear your hygienist telling you about how important regular oral prophylaxis is to all of us. Well, it is but for some reasons we tend to forget to make regular appointments with them. We might not have hydrofloss  either. We don’t prioritize our oral health as much as we should.

Let me tell you some of the implications of not taking full responsibility of our dental health. I have read a lot of write ups about the oral cavity, of course I do not want to wait until all the people I talk to start moving away or covering their nostrils or worst – talk behind my back and discuss to people how awful my breath smells.

Would you believe bad breath can be caused by your favorite mouthwash? The one you picked in the market that after a rinse you almost feel like exploding – imagine how much alcohol content it has? Do you feel the burning sensation for seemingly endless hours?

For so long, I thought it helps but after reading an article, in a health corner in a magazine, I learned how alcohol harms your mouth’s soft tissues. And what even stunned me is it can actually cause dryness of mouth, dentists call it xerostomia.

Halitosis can also be systemic in nature. This type leaves the affected people out of control of the situation. Bad breath could be a manifestation of a serious medical problem. It could also be caused by the medications you take. Next: Learn what you can do about dental health problems, like gum disease from home.

Disclaimer: If you have or think you might have gum disease or any other health problem, please visit your doctor or periodontist for advice, diagnosis and treatment. This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to provide advice, diagnosis or treatment for any health condition.

Author: Scotty Wells…..