Q. My mouth stinks very badly. What shall I do?
Hello doctor,
My mouth stinks very badly. What shall I do?
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- Get a full mouth scaling done from a dentist.
- Start using antibacterial mouthwash (example: Listerine) twice daily for two weeks. This is the best for stinking mouth (bad breath/ halitosis).
- Another method for curing bad breath is saline mouth rinse. Take a small cup of lukewarm water and add a quarter teaspoon of salt in it and rinse thrice daily for 10 days.
You must get the cause identified. Treating the root cause will give a permanent solution for bad breath.
If the halitosis remains even after the use of mouthwash for two weeks, consult a dentist online for further treatment.
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