Stay fresh-breathed and feel confident
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Poor oral hygiene is the leading cause of bad breath, but that doesn’t mean simply not brushing your teeth, it might be your technique or the dental products you’re using that are making trouble. ‘Bacteria in the mouth are responsible for producing the foul-smelling sulphur compounds behind bad breath or halitosis’, says dentist Dr Harold Katz. ‘These tend to concentrate at the back of the tongue and your tongue shape can affect this. A fissured tongue (one with cracks down the middle) will trap more bacteria, so using a tongue scraper will help. Large tonsils and excess mucus caused by a postnasal drip (where it accumulates at the back of the throat) are common causes, too.