When Emergency, These 7 Tricks Can Help Overcome The Smell Of The Mouth Without Toothbrush

What do you usually use to get rid of stubborn bad breath? Of course direct toothbrush, is not it? However, when you are traveling or outdoors and not carrying a toothbrush, do not let bad breath interfere with your activity.

There is still another way you can do to overcome bad breath even if you do not bring a toothbrush. Curious what? See in the following reviews, yes.

Trick to overcome bad breath, if there is no toothbrush

1. Eat fruit
   
   In addition to beneficial to launch metabolism, it turns out the fruit also plays an active role in inhibiting the activity of bacteria that cause bad breath. For example an apple with a powerful polyphenol content to eradicate bacteria while helping to remove a sulfuric compound or gas in the mouth.
   Other fruits rich in vitamin C such as oranges, strawberries, guavas, and grapes are believed to produce acids in the mouth to prevent bacteria from multiplying.
   Basically, all the fruit that is rich in various vitamins and nutrients is one of the practical ways to eliminate bad breath. Why? You see, when you chew fruit then your mouth will produce more saliva, which will slowly overcome bad breath.

2. Clean the tongue
   
   Even if you do not have a toothbrush, you can still clean the mouth area, such as tongue, using tongue scouring tool. There are many bacteria that hide on the tongue and can be a hotbed of bad breath.
   For that, use the tongue cleaner tool by rubbing from the base of the tongue in the most then pull up to the front. Then finish by rinsing for several times. Your tongue will be clean and fresh again.

3. Eat a mint gum
   
   According to drg. Tripti Meysman, founder of dental clinic named CityTooth in Minneapolis, USA, eating chewing gum can be one smart solution to overcome bad breath when you do not bring a toothbrush.
   Instead, select the mint gum and avoid chewing gum with a sweet taste. Because, bacteria in the mouth can eat sugar content contained in chewing gum sweet taste, so then produce acid in the mouth. Acid conditions in the mouth can damage tooth enamel as well as causing unpleasant odor.

4. Use mouthwash
   
   Using mouthwash can be the first aid to clean the mouth area if you do not have a toothbrush. In addition to refreshing to breath the breath thanks to the mint flavor contained in it, mouthwash can also provide extra protection in getting rid of bacteria.
   To get the best results, make sure you use a mouthwash containing active substances to eradicate the bacteria that cause bad breath so as to reduce the smell of bad breath.

5. Eat yogurt
   
   Yogurt can facilitate the work of the digestive system. Not only that, for those of you who often experience problems with bad breath, yogurt can be one of the best snack or drink choices.
   The reason, yogurt has a potent probiotic content to get rid of bad bacteria in the mouth and decrease the amount of hydrogen sulphide produced by bacteria, resulting in a distinctive odor from your mouth.
   However, choose plain yogurt without taste, yes, Do not choose a flavored fruits or chocolate because the sugar content can be excessive.

6. Avoid eating foods sources of bad breath
   
   Without your awareness, behind the taste of good food there are some foods that become sources of bad breath, such as garlic, onion, onions, petai, and jengkol. Even brushing your teeth and rinsing with mouthwash can not help refresh your breath.
   According to Richard Price, a dentist as well as a spokesman for the American Dental Association, the compound causes bad breath contained in these foods persist in your mouth, until then into the bloodstream and lungs.
   So if you're not carrying a toothbrush, avoid foods that can cause bad breath, yes.

7. Drink plenty of water
   
   Have you ever wake up when you feel a bad smell coming out of your mouth? Yes, that's because the production of saliva is reduced when you sleep. This little saliva production triggers the growth of bacteria, which will then produce sulfur compounds (sulfur), causing unpleasant odors from the mouth.
   Well, the simplest and easiest way to do to overcome bad breath is by drinking lots of water, especially when just getting up. The reason, the bacteria that cause your breath smells unpleasant has anaerobic properties, meaning the bacteria will flourish in a dry atmosphere.
   That is why, white water plays a role to wet and balance the area in your mouth to cope with the growth of bacteria.

Keep in mind, the seven ways above can only be done as first aid in an emergency. These tips can not replace the importance of a toothbrush properly.