Does mouthwash help with bad breath? The truth you must know

Mouthwash is a new oral cleaning product launched by businesses in recent years, and is often advertised by businesses as having the effect of removing bad breath. In fact, bad breath is caused by oral diseases. Mouthwash only has a cleaning effect and cannot cure oral diseases. Therefore, it is incorrect to say that bad breath can be removed with mouthwash.

90% of people with bad breath have existing oral diseases. If they rely on mouthwash for a long time, the disease may not be cured but instead cause oral flora imbalance, leading to numbness of the oral mucosa or other lesions.

90% of people with bad breath are related to oral diseases. Relying on mouthwash can easily lead to illness.

There are many factors that cause bad breath, such as liver disease, diabetes, indigestion, sinusitis and other diseases can cause bad breath, but 90% of people still suffer from oral diseases themselves. For example, dental caries, periodontitis, etc., bad breath is one of the main complications of periodontitis.

In unfilled caries, food residues are easily retained in the cavities. A large amount of plaque and tartar adhere to the teeth of periodontal disease patients, and the periodontal tissue becomes inflamed, which creates good conditions for bacterial fermentation. Experts also pointed out that there are a small number of special patients whose filiform papillae on their tongues are relatively long and have thick tongue coating, where certain bacteria colonize and can also cause bad breath.

To solve the problem of bad breath, you must find out the cause and then eliminate the basis for its occurrence. For example: caries should be filled in time; periodontal disease should be treated in time. Experts remind: Most periodontal disease patients do not have obvious symptoms in the early and middle stages, and bad breath itself is one of the important alarm signals sent by the body.

There are many varieties of mouthwashes on the market, and most of them contain various antibacterial substances. These substances can inhibit the growth of oral bacteria, reduce the gases produced by biological decomposition, and to a certain extent freshen the breath. But it cannot completely remove plaque and tartar, nor can it eliminate existing periodontal disease. If used for a long time, it may cause oral flora imbalance, leading to numbness of the oral mucosa or other lesions.

Finally, the editor would like to remind everyone that mouthwash is suitable as a temporary or auxiliary means of oral cleaning, and to thoroughly freshen the breath, for oral problems, patients must persist in daily correct oral care and regular professional oral examinations and treatments to achieve the goal of curing the root cause.