Breath Freshener Risk

PROBLEM of bad breath is almost a problem for everyone. To overcome these problems, people perform a variety of ways ranging from a toothbrush, use mouthwash, avoid certain foods to consume fresh mint-flavored candies.

Generally, the content of substances in products scented mouth fresheners freshen and give a sense of abrasive in the mouth, the shape of oil essences, alcohol, baking soda, certain plant extracts, and antiseptics which serves as the bacteria killer that cause bad breath. But it turns out that not a few products that carry the risk that heightens the potential of your bad breath.

One of the products are claimed as deodorizing the mouth as well as flavored fresh in your mouth in the form of sugar confectionery and chewing gum. Generally, the main freshener ingredient is mint candy or oil essences, plus sugar as a sweetener. In fact, sugar in the candy will then be broken down by bacteria in the mouth to acid, and the edges will also cause bad breath problem, even heighten the risk of tooth decay. 

The process of chewing gum alone solve bad breath because chewing stimulates saliva production. Saliva that causes a lot of oxygen-rich conditions of the mouth so that the anaerobic bacteria that cause bad breath can not breed. The nature of the alkaline baking soda, according to dental experts actually have a negative effect damaging normal conditions of acidity in the mouth. And this, precisely the edges will further aggravate the problem of bad breath. Peroxide, another ingredient that serves as a toothpaste whitener also carries the risk of irritating the soft tissues of the mouth of a certain period of time can cause inflammation of the organs in the oral cavity. 

Mouthwash or spray, in addition to giving a refreshing effect generally contains an antiseptic to kill bacteria that cause bad breath. However, routine use can disrupt the balance of flora in the mouth. Extinction a number of bacteria in the mouth affects the growth of mold, which also leads to another problem of bad breath.

In addition, alcohol is generally present in the mouth spray bad effect of drugs suppress the production of saliva (saliva), which ultimately worsened the problem of your bad breath. Alcohol can also cause thickening of the mucosal tissue and simultaneously increase the risk of oral mucosal cancer growth. 

The dental and oral health experts the world has now discovered chlorine dioxide or sodium chlorite as a chemical element that has the ability to complement each other in their task to overcome bad breath. 

The presence of chlorine dioxide can also neutralize the concentration of sulfur compounds (the source of the smell) in the mouth caused by mouth bacteria.