What causes bad breath? The root cause of bad breath

The problem of bad breath is a very painful thing for many people, especially in public places, where the impact and trouble it brings are relatively large. Long-term bad breath may be caused by various acute and chronic diseases, or by not paying attention to oral hygiene.

Various acute and chronic diseases

Bad breath is caused by various acute and chronic diseases of the human body. For example, the Qing Dynasty's "Miscellaneous Diseases Origin and Development" said: "If the virtual fire is stagnant and hot, it will accumulate between the chest and stomach, causing bad breath. People who work hard and have a strong taste will also have bad breath. Or the lungs are burned by fire and cause bad breath."

According to the dialectical theory of traditional Chinese medicine, chest and abdomen are not smooth, turbid qi goes up, stomach yin is damaged, virtual heat is generated internally, stomach yin is damaged, body fluid is insufficient, virtual fire rises; damaged lung yin causes qi to go up; damaged essence, qi and blood cause virtual fire to stagnate internally, yin deficiency and body fluid deficiency cause gastrointestinal liver and gallbladder virtual fire to stagnate and heat to rise, liver fire attacks the stomach, and fire qi rises.

Bad breath is caused by spleen deficiency, qi stagnation, cold and heat intertwined, and dysfunction of ascending and descending functions.

Not paying attention to oral hygiene:

People who do not brush their teeth, do not rinse their mouths, or brush their teeth carelessly, will have food residues accumulated in their mouths for a long time. Under the action of bacteria, they ferment and decompose to produce substances such as indole sulfhydryl and amines, which emit a rotten odor. Some people who wear dentures do not pay attention to the cleaning of their dentures, which can cause odor in their mouths. This is the most common cause of bad breath.

Oral Diseases:

The decayed matter in decayed teeth and periodontal disease cause the gums to be in a state of inflammation, abscess bleeding, ulceration and pus discharge, and are also prone to produce a foul odor of corruption.

Other physical diseases:

Some bad breath is caused by diseases in other parts of the body, such as indigestion, purulent bronchitis, lung abscess, etc., which will discharge odor through the respiratory tract and manifest as bad breath. In addition, diseases of adjacent organs, such as nasopharyngeal and nasal diseases, such as purulent maxillary sinusitis, atrophic rhinitis, etc., can also cause bad breath.