A Simple Guide to Bad Breath and Mouth Diseases
By Kenneth Kee
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Bad Breath or Halitosis is the condition when a person suffers from chronic bad breath.
What are the causes of Bad Breath?
Halitosis is usually caused by the following:
Infections:
1. bacterial infection of the gums, dental cavities.(600 types of bacteria
present in mouth)
2. anaerobic infections of the mouth,
3. Infection of the tonsils, nose and sinuses(postnasal drip)
Gastric problems and indigestion:
1. Indigestion of food in the stomach can cause the undigested food in the stomach to emit an offensive smell through the mouth
2. gastro esophageal reflux of food can also cause the smell of acid and undigested food in the mouth
Certain food:
1. garlic and onions which has odious sulphur compounds can give rise to foul smell from the mouth
2. fish
3. cheese
4.alcohol
Smoking:
Cigarettes smokes contains 40 over chemicals which cause bad mouth smell
Dry mouth:
1. Insufficient drinking of water
2. medications can cause dry mouth and produces a smell from the mouth
Systemic diseases:
1. liver failure.
2. Lower respiratory tract infections
3. Renal infections and renal failure.
4. Carcinoma.
5. Trimethylaminuria ("fish odor syndrome").
6. Diabetes mellitus.
What are the causes of Bad Breath?
Persons who has Bad Breath has the following
Symptoms:
1. Bad breath
2. Dry mouth
Signs:
1. discharge from nose or tonsils
2. furry tongue
How is the diagnosis of Bad Breath made?
Diagnosis can usually be made by :
1. History of bad breath
2. lick the back of the wrist, let the saliva dry for a minute, and smell the dried saliva.
3. scrape the posterior back of the tongue with a plastic disposable spoon and smell the drying residue.
4. Halimeter: a portable sulfide monitor to test for levels of sulfur emissions (especially hydrogen sulfide) from the mouth.
5. BANA test: find the salivary levels of an enzyme which shows the presence of certain halitosis-related bacteria
5. ß-galactosidase test: the presence of this enzyme in the saliva indicates presence of bad breath
What is the treatment of Bad Breath?
Treatment:
1. Appropriate Antibiotics, antifungal for infections of mouth
2. drinking several glasses of water a day prevents dryness of mouth
3. Eating a healthy breakfast helps clean the back of the tongue
4. Proper oral hygiene after eating: brushing of teeth and flossing. Dentures should be removed at bedtime and soaked overnight in antibacterial solutions.
5. Avoid smoking
6. Gargle mouth after every meal.
Avoid the use of alcohol based mouth washes.
Use instead oil based mouth washes.
7. Chewing sugarless gums helps to stimulate production of saliva and hence less bad breath
8. Treat underlying condition such as diabetes, liver, kidney and other conditions.
What is the prognosis of Bad Breath?
Prognosis is usually good with proper oral hygiene.
Recurrence is quite common.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 Bad Breath
Chapter 2 Dental Decay
Chapter 3 Gingivitis
Chapter 4 Stomatitis
Chapter 5 Glossitis
Chapter 6 Mouth Ulcers
Chapter 7 Vincent’s Angina
Chapter 8 Gastro esophageal Reflux Disease
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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A Simple Guide to Bad Breath and Mouth Diseases - Kenneth Kee
A
Simple
Guide
to
Bad Breath
And
Mouth Diseases
by
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2012 Smashwords Edition
Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
to my wife Dorothy
and my children
Carolyn, Grace
and Kelvin
This book describes the Bad Breath and Mouth Diseases that are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
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Chapter 1
Bad Breath
What is Bad Breath?
Bad Breath or Halitosis is the condition when a person suffers from chronic bad breath.
What are the causes of Bad Breath?
Halitosis is usually caused by the following:
Infections:
1. bacterial infection of the gums, dental cavities.(600 types of bacteria
present in mouth)
2. anaerobic infections of the mouth,
3. Infection of the tonsils, nose and sinuses(postnasal drip)
Gastric problems and indigestion:
1. Indigestion of food in the stomach can cause the undigested food in the stomach to emit an offensive smell through the mouth
2. gastro esophageal reflux of food can also cause the smell of acid and undigested food in the mouth
Certain food:
1. garlic and onions which has odious sulphur compounds can give rise to foul smell from the mouth