What’s the reason for halitosis and how can i be free from it?
The reason for halitosis is mostly intraoral. Other reasons are about respiratory system or stomach-intestine disorders. Halitosis in children can depend upon intestinal worms . Systemic disorders like diabetus mellitus can also be the reason for halitosis.
If the reason is intraoral your dentist can help you by making the essential treatment plan.

Intraoral reasons for halitosis:
- Foods effect our respiration. Especially foods like garlic, onion are transfered to lungs by circulation and they go out of body by exhaling. Tooth pastes , chewing gums, dental floss or oral gargles only mask the smell.
- People who are on a diet can have halitosis depending on disordered nutrition.
- In deficiency of oral hygene food debrises are left between teeth, over gingiva and tongue . They cause halitosis in a while.
- Prothesis that are not cleaned properly causes halitosis.
- Hemorrhage and halitosis are major symptoms of periodontal diseases.
- Caries and calculus are also cause for halitosis.
- Mouth breathing and xerostomy is one of the reasons for halitosis too.