| If you have bad breath, this can be a major | | | | really designed to clean the tongue, |
| turn-off when you are trying to meet and pick | | | | especially the back areas of the tongue, |
| up single women. And the main problem is that | | | | where offensive bacteria collects. The best |
| you may not even be aware that you have bad | | | | way to clean the tongue is by using tongue |
| breath which can instantly ruin your chances | | | | cleaners you can purchase from your dentists, |
| of attracting and dating all those hot & sexy | | | | drug store, and other outlets. A University |
| single women of your dreams. At the end of | | | | of Toronto study found that tongue cleaning |
| this article I will show you how to test your | | | | reduced sulfur gases and offensive odor by 75 |
| breath."Over a 24-hour period, everyone has | | | | percent - 50 percent more than just |
| bouts of bad breath," said Carol Meyer, a | | | | brushing.It is also recommended while |
| dental hygienist and president of Personal | | | | brushing your teeth that you gently brush |
| Breath Consultants Inc., based in Long | | | | inside the cheeks and gums and the roof of |
| Island, NY.The American Dental Association | | | | the mouth.Using the advice contained in this |
| estimates that 40 percent of adults - 85 | | | | article should eliminate any bad breath |
| million Americans - have chronic bad breath. | | | | problems that can affect your dating and love |
| The most common cause of bad breath is | | | | life. If you follow this program for good |
| bacteria, trapped food between the teeth, and | | | | dental hygiene and you still have bad breath, |
| poor dental hygiene.Today, Americans spend | | | | then perhaps you have a medical problem that |
| more than $1 billion each year on rinses, | | | | causes bad breath and you should see your |
| mints and gums to to make their breath | | | | doctor.So, how can you tell if you have bad |
| fresher. Unfortunately, these are only | | | | breath? There are three easy ways, according |
| short-term fixes. "They temporarily help," | | | | to Meyer, a leading breath consultant:Lick |
| said Dr. Richard Haydon, a University of | | | | your wrist and take a whiff of it.Swab the |
| Kentucky ear, nose and throat specialist. | | | | inside of your cheeks or tongue with a piece |
| Mouthwashes, for instance, will last less | | | | of gauze or cotton swab and sniff.Floss with |
| than an hour. Haydon also cautions that most | | | | unscented dental floss and smell the floss. |
| mouthwashes contain alcohol, which can | | | | |
| irritate the tissues of the mouth.Ironically, | | | | Trust me, this is the most accurate method |
| excess alcohol also causes bad breath, so | | | | of testing your breath. Breathing into your |
| people who use excessive amounts of | | | | cupped hands and taking a whiff is not |
| mouthwashes with alcohol might end up with | | | | accurate.I just can't stress to you enough |
| worse breath than they started with.There's | | | | how important it is to not have bad breath |
| only one way for most people to control bad | | | | when you're trying to meet, attract, date, |
| breath: "Immaculate oral hygiene," Dr. Ted | | | | and seduce single women. I know you may think |
| Raybould, a University of Kentucky dentist | | | | it's a pain in the ass to take care of your |
| said. That includes brushing twice daily for | | | | teeth and tongue, but it's worth it because |
| at least two minutes each time, making sure | | | | you certainly don't want to become a failure |
| to hit all areas of every tooth. "And | | | | with women because of something that you can |
| flossing's the biggest one," Raybould said. | | | | easily correct.This article written by Don |
| "Food gets stuck between the teeth and starts | | | | Diebel (Americas #1 Singles |
| to rot."Tongue cleaning is also important in | | | | |
| eliminating bad breath. Tooth brushes aren't | | | | Expert). |