If you are blessed with naturally white teeth, a great smile, or just do not have the inclination to maintain good dental health, there is a high chance that you are setting yourself up for halitosis, more commonly known as ‘bad breath’. A quick brush or occasional breath mint is only a temporary cure for this ailment, and it is one of those things that you may not realise that you have, until it is too late. Upkeeping good dental health will help with bad breath, even if you have just eaten an entire clove of garlic, followed by three shots of espresso. Think of your mouth as a kitchen bench. If it’s never cleaned properly, a spillage will only add to the layer of grime. All of a sudden, if you start to clean the bench, that simple spillage of garlic is now intertwined with the layers of the underlying stenches of meats, vegetables, milk and otherwise. What was originally one odour, has now become a sickly combination of everything that was there before. If you had a clean kitchen bench however, you’re only washing away the immediate stench, which will be quick and easy, leaving behind the clean layer that was already there.

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