Dental Hygiene

Ever been around the elderly or less frequently, a middle aged person who emits a mothball odor? It's that smell we all recognize yet we are unaware of its cause. In recent years, scientists have been able to identify this smell as 2- Nonenal. We know the source since it's usually sitting next to us or slowly passes us by during our everyday life. It's not an odor which is completely unbearable since some of our sweet humble relatives emit this odor and for that reason it's non-threatening. Non the less, if we think about it, we would take all measures to avoid ever emitting such an odor ourselves.

One of the main culprits to this smell begin with, if not poor, relaxed dental hygiene. As the effects from being too efficient with our oral hygiene practices begin to do damage to our teeth and gums, certain odors begin to emit initially in our mouths. Over time, most likely many years, this odor tends to evolve into the one in this topic. Since our mouths are the initial point we receive any source which has the potential to cause odor it's also the initial point to combat odors caused by the foods we eat. Not addressing our mouths may lead to decay. Decay may be passed through the bloodstream causing issues in other areas of the body such as our lungs. This decay in the lungs may cause other pungent odors we exhale.

Many of us view our dental health secondary to our overall physical health. This might be because how our society ranks the need between the two. If you can only afford one or the other, the one being medical over dental intelligently. Also when oral decay has begun, we tend to have less coverage from the insurance perspective in order to fix the problem. Wouldn't it be easier if we combined the two into one category since both play an intricate part in our overall health?

The bottom line is, we have the ability to avoid many odors caused by aging. Flossing and brushing 3 times a day ought to do the trick. Being lazy will most likely give you the end result you don't want. Good oral hygiene will not only prevent decay and disease but will also encourage you to smile more which also has positive benefits to your overall health.