{"id":64,"date":"2021-05-31T06:40:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T06:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/?p=64"},"modified":"2021-05-31T06:40:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T06:40:20","slug":"keeping-halitosis-at-bay-bell-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/2021\/05\/31\/keeping-halitosis-at-bay-bell-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Halitosis at Bay | Bell Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119504435-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119504435-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119504435-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119504435-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119504435-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119504435-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119504435-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 85vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a social society, we rely a lot on face-to-face conversation. We were safe during the pandemic \u2013 we had a mask on that would block any off-putting odors. We all want to have fresh breath, but if we don\u2019t have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/home-care.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">toothbrush<\/a> handy, how do we accomplish that throughout the day? Below are five easy ways to keep your breath fresh all day and avoid awkward social situations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay hydrated.<\/strong>&nbsp;Drinking water helps speed up the process of cleaning harmful bacteria and debris from between your teeth by rinsing your mouth out after meals and snacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cut down on coffee.<\/strong>&nbsp;It may be tasty, but coffee is a huge culprit of dragon breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quit tobacco habits.<\/strong>\u00a0Smoking\u00a0gives people horrible breath and loads of health issues. There are various reasons to quit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=tobacco+products&amp;client=avast-a-1&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk00P8KNnbgp3XQdXzmPy40i5FPpZrg:1622443026243&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=shop&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi04vyhp_PwAhWKG80KHY7sAa0Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tobacco products<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sober up.<\/strong>&nbsp;Alcohol can lead to a&nbsp;dry mouth and too much can make your breath reek for up to ten hours after you finish drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chew sugarless gum.<\/strong>\u00a0Chewing a stick 20 minutes after a meal can help with\u00a0produce saliva. Gum that&#8217;s 100% xylitol-sweetened can even help reduce cavities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you would like to find out more about controlling bad breath, contact Dr. Ahmadi\u00a0at 323-312-0500 to schedule a consultation or visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dentalimplantcare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.dentalimplantcare.com<\/a>\u00a0for additional information.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Mike Ahmadi proudly serves Bell and all surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a social society, we rely a lot on face-to-face conversation. We were safe during the pandemic \u2013 we had a mask on that would block any off-putting odors. We all want to have fresh breath, but if we don\u2019t have a toothbrush handy, how do we accomplish that throughout the day? Below are five &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/2021\/05\/31\/keeping-halitosis-at-bay-bell-dentist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Keeping Halitosis at Bay | Bell Dentist&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[71,27,90,54,29,55],"tags":[112,2,110,32,12,111,72,37,38,11,35,88,79,30,92,109,57,41,40,39,115,113,58,114],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}