When you smell the breath of a healthy child it smells fresh and clean. If it doesn’t, then use this checklist of the most probable causes of the halitosis/bad breath:
- Dehydration.(which is more common than most people suspect)
- Overeating and consequent poor digestion
- Eating food that promotes yeast/ candida
- Incipient or undiagnosed illness/ infection, low immune system
- Too much sugar
- Dental problems
- Not well-rested, too much activity
The articles listed below will go into more detail explaining what causes bad breath in children and infant bad breath with good tips and information on how to combat the problem.
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We tend to think of bad breath –also known as halitosis — as an adult problem. So it’s always a shocker when parents smell foul breath coming from their little angel.If it persists, they often worry that something is seriously wrong with their child. As one mother said to me recently, "I’m afraid that my […]
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Bad breath (halitosis) is common in children, especially older children and adolescents. It is often related to bacterial activity in the back of the mouth, nose or on the teeth.
postnasal drip is the most common cause of bad breath in children, and may be caused by allergies,recurrent colds or chronic sinus infections.
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