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Regularly schedule visits to the dentist
to clean all the hard to reach surfaces, tooth pockets which trap food
and form plaque in case of gum disease and correct any faulty dental
appliances or procedures.
If you are a smoker quitting would do a great deal towards controlling
your bad breath as smoking dries up your mouth, stains your teeth,
deposits tar on your tongue and cheeks.
Home Cures
Avocado works internally in the intestine removing stale food and
debris preventing putrefaction.
Parsley works better than any store bought mouthwash as it is devoid
of any of the drying agents present in the commercial mouthwashes.
Steep parsley in two cups of boiling water, add a couple of ground
cloves in the mixture stirring occasionally. Cool the mixture and use
as a gargle several times a day.
Raw juices should be liberally consumed by those suffering from
halitosis. Any choice of fruit and vegetables are beneficial, with
green vegetables being the most beneficial of all.
Guava has excellent benefits for teeth and gums when chewed, the
tender leaves of guava also used to stop bleeding in gums. It has many
necessary nutrients like calcium, manganese, oxalate and tannic, malic,
oxalic and phosphoric acids.
Fenugreek is most effective in correcting the condition of bad breath.
Use fenugreek seeds in preparing this tea by simmering a teaspoonful
of seeds in half a liter of water. Strain and drink as tea to combat
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