The dangers of bad breath and prevention of bad breath in babies

Bad breath is common in everyday life. Many babies also have bad breath, what is the reason for this? How can we prevent bad breath?

How to prevent bad breath in your baby

It doesn't hurt to take a little medicine

When it is found that the child has bad breath, it is recommended that parents should take the child to the hospital for diagnosis, rule out that the child suffers from indigestion, dental caries, nasal cavity, oral cavity, periodontal and other inflammation, and then carry out targeted treatment and drug conditioning, when the lesion is cured, the bad breath will disappear on its own. In the treatment of diseases, it is necessary to use drugs and antibiotics rationally to avoid abuse to induce other lesions and superinfection. And under the guidance of a doctor, you can choose one of them gargle with traditional Chinese medicine decoction such as reed root, peppermint, Huoxiang, or 1% hydrogen peroxide, 2% soda, 2% boric acid water, etc., which can reduce and eliminate bad breath.

2. Don't eat sweets before going to bed

Feeding the baby should be normalized and regular, the nutrition should be balanced, do not let the child eat unclean and spoiled food, do not be partial or overeating; Children are advised not to eat too many snacks, sweets, especially before bedtime. You can eat more fruits and vegetables appropriately, increase fiber and vitamins to promote intestinal peristalsis, reduce stool, and also help prevent gastrointestinal and oral diseases, and prevent the occurrence of bad breath.

Three cool boiled water is the best drink

Usually to help children develop good hygiene habits, especially those who love to eat snacks, must rinse their mouths after meals, brush their teeth in the morning and evening, especially when suffering from acute infectious diseases, they should pay more attention to oral hygiene, clean their mouths in time, rinse their mouths with cool boiled water or light salt water, and drink more cool boiled water appropriately to keep the mouth moist and the environment clean, and reduce the occurrence of oral diseases. In this way, the child will be able to breathe fragrance in his mouth and stay away from diseases.

Fourth, the mother's nipples should be cleaned frequently

The baby's eating utensils and milk utensils should be cleaned and disinfected frequently, and the mother's breastfeeding nipples should be cleaned frequently to maintain cleanliness and hygiene, reduce gastrointestinal and oral infections of pathogenic bacteria, and prevent the occurrence of gastrointestinal and oral diseases. The best way to clean and disinfect is to boil and wash with boiling water.

Babies after the age of 5 or 3 should brush their teeth

Brushing your teeth is one of the effective ways to keep your mouth clean, prevent oral diseases and caries, and stay away from bad breath. For children under 3 years of age, do not brush their teeth with toothpaste, usually with water or light salt water is fine. After breastfeeding and eating, and every evening, take care to give your child warm water or rinse his mouth, which can play a role in rinsing the mouth. When children reach the age of 3, mothers will have to teach them to brush their teeth! Baby brushing pre-filing: 1 bristles should be soft. 2 Toothbrushes are usually replaced every 3 months. 3. The length of the brush head of the toothbrush bought for the child should be able to cover both tooth surfaces. 4. The water temperature when brushing teeth is about 30~36 degrees Celsius, and it takes 3~5 minutes to brush your teeth each time, once in the morning and once in the evening. 5. Toothpaste can be used alternately with fluoride (fluoride toothpaste has a certain anti-caries effect) and other types of toothpaste, and the amount should be controlled when using fluoride toothpaste, and the paste the size of soybeans can be used each time. Some parents are concerned that their children's use of fluoride toothpaste can lead to excessive fluoride intake, which can cause the risk of dental fluorosis, but experts say there is no evidence to support this claim.

The dangers of bad breath

1. Affect your own mood

Studies in psychology and physiology. Fresh breath has a real impact on the secretory function of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the human body, and also has a direct impact on the nervous system.

Experiments have shown that fresh breath can not only make people feel good, but also enhance self-confidence, and even enhance people's judgment. When the day's work and life start with a new tone, it is hard to imagine that this person will get a satisfactory and efficient return on this day. This is also the reason why many people like to chew chewing gum and other chewy foods. However, these methods have a common drawback: they can only relieve bad breath at the time, but cannot cure the root cause.

2. Affect your own appetite

Although some people are not very sensitive to their own bad breath, in fact, unconsciously, it has affected their appetite and taste gland function.

3. Aggravate oral diseases

Surveys have shown that people with severe bad breath have at least 50 times higher rates of oral diseases.

4. It is closely related to gastrointestinal diseases

At the beginning of this century, although the medical community has not fully explored the deep causes of gastrointestinal diseases and bad breath, people have discovered the close relationship between bad breath and gastrointestinal diseases: the vast majority of people with bad breath have gastrointestinal diseases.

5. Outpost of gastric cancer and gastric paralysis

Among the gastrointestinal diseases closely related to bad breath, the most serious ones are gastric cancer and gastric paralysis. In the survey of patients with gastric cancer and gastric paralysis, it was found that the bad breath of these patients generally reached the depth standard.

6. Affect social interaction

This hazard, while seemingly unrelated to health, is the most serious hazard in the minds of those surveyed for bad breath. In modern society, interpersonal interaction has increasingly become a necessary means of survival, and what a person can achieve in society often depends to a large extent on his ability to interact with others. However, bad breath can seriously hinder interpersonal interactions: rejected applications, unapproachable colleagues, disliked by neighbors, unappreciated by superiors, angry subordinates who dare not speak up, lovers keep their distance, children who are outspoken, cold reception in social situations, and estrangement in family life.