Green Tea as a Mouthwash for Halitosis (Bad Breath)
Green tea can help reduce plaque as much as the gold-standard chemical mouthwash without its side effects, but what about other aspects of oral health, such as bad breath?
Green tea can help reduce plaque as much as the gold-standard chemical mouthwash without its side effects, but what about other aspects of oral health, such as bad breath?
After study participants took some garlic, researchers gave them whey protein, lemon juice, green tea, chlorophyll, 7UP soda, a raw pink lady apple, a cooked apple, parsley, spinach, and mint leaves. Which do you think worked best?
Most mouthwashes just mask the odor. How do you treat the cause of bad breath?
Are any gum flavors better than others?
How can stress and menstrual cycles affect the smell of our breath?
What is the best technique and the best frequency for tongue scraping?
Tongue scraping can boost the ability of the good bacteria in our mouth to take advantage of the nitrates in greens to improve our cardiovascular health.
Tongue cleaning should be carried out gently with low pressure to avoid unnecessary tissue trauma.
What causes bad morning breath, and what can you do about it?
Tongue scraping and tongue brushing have been practiced for centuries in many continents around the world, but do they do anything?
Most bad breath is due to the decay of sulfur-containing proteins.
A high-fiber meal is put to the test to reduce bad breath.
The best and worst foods for bad breath and gum inflammation.
When oil pulling was put to the test for teeth whitening, halitosis, and dental enamel erosion, the results were no better than rinsing with water—or even worse.
Too much choline—a compound concentrated in eggs and other animal products—can make bodily secretions smell like rotting fish, and may increase the risk of heart disease, due to conversion in the gut to trimethylamine.