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breath
i brush my teeth twice everyday, and i use tic-tacs, or listerine pocket packs...but my breath still wont stay fresh, how do i keep my breath ok so that people dont say "ew did you like not brush your teeth today?" thank you SO much!!:)
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The columnists below me are genius, they both gave great advice. Just one thing to add: drink tons of water! At least 8 glasses. Believe it or not, the less water your mouth gets the more the bactiria duplicates... making ur breath worse.
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Anything you take besides toothpaste that supposedly relieves bad breath is a short-term fix that will almost always make breath worse in the long run.
Tic-tacs contain sugar, which, when dissolved in the mouth, causes millions of germs to flourish which cause bad breath. Listerine pocket packs do not contain table sugar, but they are full of starch. When starch, a complex sugar, dissolves in your mouth, it breaks up into lots of simple sugars which will also cause bad breath.
If you really want to get rid of bad breath, floss and clean your tongue and cheeks when brushing teeth (if you don't do so already). As well, your breath will smell sweater after cutting down on your sugar intake, ironically by eating less breath mints =].
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when you brush your teeth make sure you brush your tongue with your toothbrush. thats where bad breath comes from since germs can grow in there.
also if you wanted you could just brush your teeth after every meal.
chewing sugar free mint flavored gum is a good idea also.
a strong mouthwash could help.
and remember to floss once a day too! =]
hope i helped.
jess
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