Bad breath or Halitosis helped with mouth rinses, tongue scraping and chewing mint.
Mouth rinses containing antibacterial agents and tongue scraping can help reduce halitosis-producing bacteria on the tongue. However mouth rinses containing alcohol-based mouth rinses should be avoided due to their association with oral and pharyngeal cancer. Warm salt water and zinc rinses are a safer option. Tongue scraping or cleaners are slightly more effective than toothbrushes as a means of controlling halitosis in adults. Try it every morning after brushing your teeth. Also try chewing fresh mint!
Fedorowicz Z, Aljufairi H, Nasser M, et. al. Mouth rinses for the treatment of halitosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006701 . doi: 10.1002/14651858. CD006701.pub2.
Outhouse TL, Al-Alawi R, Fedorowicz Z, et. al. Tongue scraping for treating halitosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD005519 . doi: 10.1002/14651858. CD005519.pub2.
