Chronic Halitosis Treatment

The fact that bad breath, or so-called halitosis, is often a persistent problem for those it afflicts, makes chronic halitosis treatment both a challenge and an opportunity for researchers and producers of bad breath remedies. In spite of the fact that we now know the immediate causes of most instances of bad breath, the underlying causes remain mysterious or are, themselves, difficult to resolve. For many people who suffer from bad breath, the only reasonable course is to incorporate a bad breath product into the daily personal hygiene routine and plan to continue it's use over the long term. A really good self-care product for halitosis is sorely needed.

It's wise to be cautious however: before choosing a halitosis medicine on your own, consult your doctor and dentist. Have thorough medical and dental check-ups to ensure that there are no obvious medical conditions that might be causing bad breath. If any problems are identified, address them if you can. It may be that once all health problems are resolved, you won't need a chronic halitosis treatment. If, however, it's going to take time to resolve the problem, you will probably want to find a good halitosis medicine to give you back your pleasant breath and self-esteem in the mean time. Ask your medical professional what they would recommend - they may know about a new product that you've missed.

A good chronic halitosis medicine will address more than breath odor: it will contain active ingredients that have some effect on the anaerobic bacteria (organisms that live in an oxygen-free environment) that are multiplying in your mouth and producing bad-smelling gases. These bacteria, present in low numbers in everybody's mouth, sometimes gain the upper hand and multiply to such numbers in the mouth that their presence becomes obvious. It's very difficult for many people to get the numbers back down permanently - every time you stop using your bad breath remedy, they resurge and breath odor reappears. Many people, however, have success when they choose an antibacterial halitosis medicine and use it daily and continuously.

The earliest promising chronic halitosis treatment used botanical ingredients such as eucalyptus and menthol, compounds that not only produced a pleasant odor on the breath but also had some mild antibacterial properties. It was a good start, and it was soon followed by antibacterial chemicals in mouth rinses that had even better activity against the anaerobes. In recent years, new approaches have tried to target mouth bacteria in different and novel ways. One interesting approach is to use an oil preparation that simply mops up bacteria and carries them off. Another popular halitosis medicine is designed to deliver oxygen to the hidden pockets and folds in the mouth where anaerobes multiply. Oxygen kills many anaerobic bacteria.

Today, there a number of good choices for chronic halitosis treatment. Consult your doctor or dentist (some people have access to a bad breath clinic) and research the possible choices to determine what's most likely to work, and what will suit your own lifestyle.