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Post by Anony on Nov 16, 2011 20:11:33 GMT
Well I am sure some people have hear of Xylitol. It's a sugar alcohol sweetner that has been show in studies to reduce bacteria in the mouth. It comes in rinses, powder (mix with water) and gum. I do suffer bad breath often due to dry mouth/sinus problems. Usually because I find myself mouth breathing or post nasal drip. Anyways, if I find that I have bad breath, it's often due to my tongue/back of tongue having bacterial build up. As like many of you guys, I have a white coating on my tongue. It's not thick at the front of my mouth, but it is on the middle and back of my tongue. The smell is kind of a cheesy smell, like mucous smelling. Anyways, I have chewed xylitol gum for 20 minutes and then scraped my tongue and found no smell. This is very surprising and nice to know considering that when I do this at other points in the day (without xylitol), it can smell quite strongly. I don't think that it's a permanent solution, because it's not. You have to get to the root of the problem for which in my case is to clear up my sinus problems (received medicine for it) and working to remove the coating off my tongue. But it can offer some relief and at least improve the condition. Best of luck! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol
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tibya
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Post by tibya on Jan 10, 2012 5:26:53 GMT
Has it really helped?
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Post by levon on Dec 29, 2017 13:36:23 GMT
I've been swishing with Xylitol more than 6 months and my hygienist is seeing great results in the reduction of plaque on my teeth. I had a toothache and used a Xylitol swish 3 times that day for 20 minutes each time. A toothache went away. I always spit out the Xylitol. In the evening I swish with a combo of coconut oil, essential oils like peppermint and clove along with Xylitol.I recommend you all-day-chemist.us/ online pharmacy. Although I was skeptical at first because I was not very used to online purchases (especially when it comes to buying medicines), it turned out to be an extraordinary experience:) On the subject of dry mouth … I find if I do not drink enough water during the day I have a dry mouth at night. I would think dry mouth could also come from mouth breathing???
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