Nobody Wants to Smell Your Dragon Breath…
Right before you head out for a night of debauchery, you probably spend five minutes admiring your perfectly lined and lipsticked mouth in the mirror, nodding in approval at your on-trend vampy berry lip color. Well guess what, even if you used Lipstick Queen Sinner Lipstick Berry One Size (the most GORGEOUS vampy lipstick!) to perfect your pout, it’s not going to do you much good if as soon as your lovely lips open you release a dragon breath that causes anyone within a 30 foot radius to run for the nearest exit. Sure you popped an Altoid before the party, but that little bad boy wore off as soon as it dissolved.
Never fear, my beauties….
I bring you the wise words of Dr. Singh, Clinical Director of Arch Dental Associates:
INSTANTLY CORRECT BAD BREATH
1. Eliminate bad breath immediately by eating an ORANGE. The citric acid stimulates the salivary glands and encourages the flow of breath-freshening saliva.
2. Fearing after-dinner stale breath? Order the CHEESE plate instead of dessert. Not only does the bacteria in cheese combat bad breath, you get a giant boost of calcium.
3. Don’t have a toothbrush handy? CELERY, CARROTS, and APPLES contain fibers that get into the crevices between teeth and clean them by acting like miniature toothbrushes
4. Best meal for your teeth: A SALAD with Greek yogurt dressing. Salads require plenty of chewing, which promotes saliva production, and the fibers in the salad leaves sweep the teeth clean. The yogurt dressing fights bad breath.
LONGER-TERM BREATH MANAGEMENT
1. EAT YOGURT. Studies have shown that the active bacteria in yogurt, specifically Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus, may have a beneficial effect on odor-causing bacteria in the mouth
2. BRUSH AND FLOSS DAILY. You may be feeling lazy but this is an absolute must! Plaque and bacteria that accumulates on your teeth and under your gumline may be the underlying cause of odor. Also be sure to visit your dentist twice a year for a checkup and professional cleaning.
3. STOP SMOKING or chewing tobacco-based products. Need I say more?
4. AVOID BAD BREATH FOODS. Coffee, onions and garlic all affect your breath. Not the ideal choices for date night.
ABOUT DR. SINGH: The Clinical Director of Arch Dental Associates, Dr. Singh specializes in implant, sedation and restorative dentistry, dental sleep medicine and facial aesthetics. In addition to overseeing his three premier New York dental practices in Manhattan, Huntington and Garden City, Dr. Singh is an attending doctor and serves as faculty at LIJ/NS University Hospital in the Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Surgery. He is the author of the bestselling book on Implant Dentistry “Atlas of Oral Implantology” and an editor of the prestigious “Journal of Oral Implantology”. He is a board examiner for the American Board of Oral Implantology and one of less than 100 dentists worldwide that are dual diplomate in Implant Dentistry. He has also served as associate professor in the International Dental Program at NYU College of Dentistry.
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