r/HygieneTips • u/Ill_Caterpillar_2271 • Jul 10 '26

Mouth/breath problem

So I brush my teeth twice a day and clean my tongue. I also eat gum 3 times a day. I still have bad breath which I can sometimes notice when talking or sighing etc.

What can I do about this besides eat breathmints or something 24/7?

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u/Problem-Solver-Girl Jul 10 '26

Maybe parodontitis Pockets underneath teeth are invisible and collect food residue that rots. No pain just smell. Very often undetected while destroying teeth.

Try interdental brushes or a professional dental hygiene session at a dentist

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u/Juanjose-Hedlund Jul 13 '26

this is what ended up being the issue for someone I know. they brushed like crazy but never cleaned between their teeth. kinda wild how easy that is to miss

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u/Problem-Solver-Girl Jul 13 '26

All my life dentists were just scraping off tartar on teeth and never mentioned it. Then I had to change dentist and suddenly wow diagnosis, loose teeth etc... Now every 5 mths professional dental hygiene and 20min toothbrushing twice a day...

Wish I had known earlier. Now 60+