{"id":16,"date":"2020-03-11T21:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2020-04-07T21:03:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T21:03:35","slug":"murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Causing My Bad Breath and What Can I Do About It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/\" class=\"block-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Man holding his nose after smelling bad breath\" class=\"wp-image-17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you find yourself shying away from social encounters or\nhiding your smile behind your hands because of the smell of your breath? You\ncan pop in a mint for a quick fix, but that won\u2019t solve the underlying problem\nthat\u2019s causing your dilemma. Since nearly every case of bad breath is the\nresult of an oral health issue, a few simple adjustments to your daily dental\nroutine could be the solution you need. Read on as your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/about-us.html\">Murphy dentist<\/a>\nexplains what\u2019s causing that embarrassing odor and what you can do to freshen\nyour smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Causes Bad Breath?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing what causes your breath to stink is a key part of\ntreating it as well as preventing it. The most common culprits behind that bad\nodor are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Poor oral hygiene: <\/strong>If lingering food\nparticles are allowed to collect on your tongue, under your gums, or between\nyour teeth, your natural oral bacteria will begin to break them down, which\nreleases foul-smelling gases.<\/li><li><strong>Oral infections: <\/strong>When bacteria begin to\nattack and cause tooth decay, gum disease, or mouth sores, they give off\nchemicals that contain a strong odor.<\/li><li><strong>Dry mouth: <\/strong>Saliva helps rinse away food\nparticles and hinder the growth of bacteria. Without it, bacteria can freely\neat the leftover particles and create stinky gases. <\/li><li><strong>Larger health issues: <\/strong>Occasionally,\nhalitosis could indicate larger health issues like digestive problems, diabetes,\nor gum disease. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for Keeping Your Smile Fresh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, knowing what to avoid goes a long way in keeping\nyour breath fresh. For additional support, you can effectively and thoroughly remove\nthe stinky food particles and bacteria by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Brushing your teeth for two minutes twice a day.<\/li><li>Flossing your teeth and brushing your tongue\ndaily.<\/li><li>Limiting your sugar intake and eating healthier foods.<\/li><li>Fending off dry mouth by chewing sugar-free gum\nand staying hydrated.<\/li><li>Seeing your dentist regularly to spot and stop oral\nhealth issues as early as possible.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Just because we all experience bad breath sometimes doesn\u2019t\nmean there isn\u2019t anything you can do about it. Remember what causes halitosis\nand practice these simple ways to prevent it to keep your smile looking,\nfeeling, and smelling its best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dr. Khushboo Gandhi of Murphy Dental Home uses a\ncombination of state-of-the-art technology and her years of training and\nexperience to help you overcome any oral health obstacle you may face. However,\nshe would much rather help you prevent those issues from developing in the\nfirst place! She and her talented team go above and beyond to ensure you feel\nas comfortable and at-ease as possible while you get the excellent dental care\nyou need. If you\u2019re concerned about your bad breath, she would be more than\nhappy to help you regain a fresh, happy smile, so feel free to contact her via\nher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/contact.html\">website<\/a> or at <strong>(972)\n532-6506. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do you find yourself shying away from social encounters or hiding your smile behind your hands because of the smell of your breath? You can pop in a mint for a quick fix, but that won\u2019t solve the underlying problem that\u2019s causing your dilemma. Since nearly every case of bad breath is the result of an oral health issue, a few simple adjustments to your daily dental routine could be the solution you need. Read [&hellip;] <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bad Breath Causes &amp; Treatments Murphy | Halitosis | Murphy Dental Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you often embarrassed by your bad breath? Learn from your Murphy dentist what causes that stinky smell and how you can treat it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bad Breath Causes &amp; Treatments Murphy | Halitosis | Murphy Dental Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you often embarrassed by your bad breath? Learn from your Murphy dentist what causes that stinky smell and how you can treat it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Murphy Dental Home Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-11T21:03:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-04-07T21:03:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"murphydental\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"murphydental\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"murphydental\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/454bb15c2feb80a01aa202a9ded66968\"},\"headline\":\"What\u2019s Causing My Bad Breath and What Can I Do About It?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-11T21:03:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-07T21:03:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":488,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-300x200.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/\",\"name\":\"Bad Breath Causes & Treatments Murphy | Halitosis | Murphy Dental Home\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-11T21:03:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-07T21:03:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/454bb15c2feb80a01aa202a9ded66968\"},\"description\":\"Are you often embarrassed by your bad breath? Learn from your Murphy dentist what causes that stinky smell and how you can treat it.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/11\\\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What\u2019s Causing My Bad Breath and What Can I Do About It?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Murphy Dental Home Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/454bb15c2feb80a01aa202a9ded66968\",\"name\":\"murphydental\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c3cc9d95e93d5f79ac880b13e6e58b6405e3d48fac03be47298d0e66e896661?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c3cc9d95e93d5f79ac880b13e6e58b6405e3d48fac03be47298d0e66e896661?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c3cc9d95e93d5f79ac880b13e6e58b6405e3d48fac03be47298d0e66e896661?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"murphydental\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.murphydentalhome.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/murphydental\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bad Breath Causes & Treatments Murphy | Halitosis | Murphy Dental Home","description":"Are you often embarrassed by your bad breath? Learn from your Murphy dentist what causes that stinky smell and how you can treat it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bad Breath Causes & Treatments Murphy | Halitosis | Murphy Dental Home","og_description":"Are you often embarrassed by your bad breath? Learn from your Murphy dentist what causes that stinky smell and how you can treat it.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/","og_site_name":"Murphy Dental Home Blog","article_published_time":"2020-03-11T21:03:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-04-07T21:03:35+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-300x200.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"murphydental","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"murphydental","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/"},"author":{"name":"murphydental","@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/454bb15c2feb80a01aa202a9ded66968"},"headline":"What\u2019s Causing My Bad Breath and What Can I Do About It?","datePublished":"2020-03-11T21:03:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-04-07T21:03:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/"},"wordCount":488,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-300x200.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/","url":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/","name":"Bad Breath Causes & Treatments Murphy | Halitosis | Murphy Dental Home","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829-300x200.jpg","datePublished":"2020-03-11T21:03:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-04-07T21:03:35+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/454bb15c2feb80a01aa202a9ded66968"},"description":"Are you often embarrassed by your bad breath? Learn from your Murphy dentist what causes that stinky smell and how you can treat it.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_212415685__1586292991_33829.jpg","width":800,"height":533},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/11\/murphy-dentist-causes-treatments-bad-breath\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What\u2019s Causing My Bad Breath and What Can I Do About It?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/","name":"Murphy Dental Home Blog","description":"","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/454bb15c2feb80a01aa202a9ded66968","name":"murphydental","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c3cc9d95e93d5f79ac880b13e6e58b6405e3d48fac03be47298d0e66e896661?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c3cc9d95e93d5f79ac880b13e6e58b6405e3d48fac03be47298d0e66e896661?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c3cc9d95e93d5f79ac880b13e6e58b6405e3d48fac03be47298d0e66e896661?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"murphydental"},"url":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/author\/murphydental\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.murphydentalhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}