“Grandma, Your Breath Stinks!”
My grandchildren are my pride and joy. One of the charming things about young children is they’re painfully honest. Months ago, when reading a story to my 4-year-old granddaughter, she looked away and said that my breath was “stinky.” I didn’t think much of it until it happened again the next week – and it wasn’t long after I had brushed my teeth.
I’ve always kept up with oral hygiene, so bad breath wasn’t something I worried about. I didn’t notice it myself, but I asked my dentist about it soon after.
According to him, bad breath is very common in seniors. A major problem for many of us is that less saliva is produced as we get older, and a number of over-the-counter and prescription medications (another fact of getting older) make that problem much worse. Most of us have to take multiple medications as we age, and it is a recipe for a very dry mouth – and very bad breath.
Saliva acts as a natural mouth rinse, clearing away bacteria and food particles. When your mouth is dry, bacteria thrive. Leftover food particles feed bacteria and break down, releasing sulfur as bad breath. On top of this, we’ve got receding gums, oral problems from diabetes and other conditions compromising our oral health.
In the past, I’ve used plenty of products that I thought would help with bad breath, but I didn’t understand the real problem – so I never sought the right solution. Most ordinary mouthwashes that claim to kill bacteria and give you fresh breath contain alcohol. They temporarily reduce bacteria, but it’s only about an hour before your breath starts to stink again, whether you realize it or not. Plus, the alcohol dries out your mouth even more, worsening the bad breath that so many mouth-drying medicines helped to create.
My dentist suggested an alcohol-free mouthwash, but it was important to me that I keep my gums healthy too. I did some research, and then tried a few brands. SmartMouth Advanced Clinical Formula offered all of the benefits I was looking for, including a promise of 12 hours of fresh breath every time I rinsed with it. It is alcohol-free, so it doesn’t dry my mouth, but it still works to kill bacteria that cause gingivitis.
I knew SmartMouth was unique because it was the only mouthwash on the shelf that came in a box, with two bottles inside. You combine the two solutions in one cup right before rinsing; that’s what makes it so much more effective at providing longlasting fresh breath compared to other mouthwashes. This step “activates” the mouthwash, and the results speak for themselves. My dentist approves of my healthy gums, and my granddaughter lovingly tells me I’m no longer “stinky.”
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