Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Causes of bad breath ?

Bad breath is a common health problem which greately affects the daytoday activities of somany people. The offenssive odor from the mouth is unpleasent to those who come in close contact with bad breathers. The problem will be doubled by psychological trauma leading to depression. The sufferers from this problem wil be isolated from the society. This can even lead to marital disharmony.

Literally speaking all humanbeings are badbreathres. Oral cavity contains millions of anaerobic bacteria like fusobacterium and actinomyces which acts on the protein of food materials and putrifies them. This process results in the formation of offenssive gases like hydrogen sulphide,methyl mescaptan,cadaverin,skatol,putrescine ect causing bad odor. If oral hygiene is not maintained properly all will suffer from bad breath. Most of us control this by regular brushing,tongue cleaning and gargling. Even after maintining cleanliness in the mouth some individuals suffer from offenssive smell due to various causes which has to be diagnosed and treated properly.

Some common causes of bad breath.

1) Poor oral hygiene:

If oral hygiene is not maintained properly the mouth becomes the seat for millions of bacteria which produce offenssive gases by degrading the food debris. Bad breath is severe in those who do not brush their teeth regularly and clean their mouth after every food. Snacks taken inbetween meals can also produce bad breath because of improper cleaning.
Badbreath is common in almost all people in the morning on waking. During sleep there is less production of saliva .Saliva has got some antibacterial properties which help to keep the mouth clean. Saliva conains oxygen molecules which is needed to make oral cavity aerobic. So the reduction in it's quantity during sleep makes a favourable condition for anaerobic bacteria.

2) Food habits:

The main cause of bad smell is due to degradation of protein by the bacteria and hence all food products rich in protein favours bad breath. Meat,fish,milk products, eggs,cakes,nuts,pear and ect can cause bad breath. Some food articles can produce particular type of smell which may be unpleasent. Raw onion can produce typical bad smell. It is said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away,a raw onion a day keeps everybody away. Eating groundnuts can also produce bad smell. However if proper cleaning is done smell can be reduced irrespective of the nature of food. Irregularity in timing of food can also produce bad breath. Small food articles taken in between the meals can also produce bad smell.

3) Biofilm:

There is formation of a thin sticky coating called biofilm on the tongue and oral mucosa. This coating is thick on the posterior aspect of the tongue where millions of gram negative bacteriae are seen .The thick coating on the tongue is always associated with badbreath. Even a thin biofilm can make anaerobic condition favourable for bacterial proliferation.

4) Dental caries:

This is a destructive process causing decalcification with distruction of enamel and dentine resulting in cavitisation of the tooth. These are produced mainly by the lactobacilli . Food particles are deposited inside these cavities and are putrified by the anaerobic bacteria producing bad smell. Normal brushing will not remove the food debris easily and hence they are putrified completely. Caries are common in schoolgoing children and in those who donot maintain proper oral hygiene .Calcium and vitamin deficiency can also predispose caries.

5) Gingivitis:

Gum is a mucus membrane with supporting connective tissue covering the tooth bearing borders of the jaw .The main function of gum is protection .Gingivitis is the inflammation of the gum .Due to various causes gum tissue get infected resulting in swelling,pain and discharge. If the condition become worse the infection spread towards peridontal area leading to continuous discharge called pyorrhoea. Some times the infection goes deep producing alveolar abscess with discharge of pus. Infection can even reach the bone causing osteomyelitis.All these conditions can produce offenssive smell.

6) Gum retraction:

When the gums retract from the teeth a gap is developed which will lodge food particles and cause bad breath.

7) Dental plaques and tartar deposits; Plaques and tartar is deposited mainly in the gaps between the teeth and gum. This will provide shelter for the food debris and bacteria causing bad breath.

8) Ulcerative lesions& coatings:

Almost all ulcerative lesions of the mouth are associated with bad breath. These lesions may be caused by bacteria,viruses,food allergies or due to autoimmune disorders. Apthous ulcer is the commonest amoung ulcerative lesions. Others are herpes,fungal infections,vincents angina,infectious mononucleosis,scarlet fever,diphtheria,drug reactions and ect. Cancerous ulcers produce severe bad breath. All fungal infections produce white coating(candidiasis). Leucoplakia is a white thick patch on the mucus membrane of the mouth & tongue. It is considered as a precancerous condition. Offenssive breath is associated with these conditions.

9) Diseases of the salivary glands:

Saliva is very useful to supply oxygen to all parts of the oral cavity. Even a thin film of coating called biofilm can provide an anaerobic condition in the mouth. Saliva can wet these layers and make an aerobic condition which is unfavourable for the bacteria .Any condition which reduces the production of saliva can increase bacterial activity. Some times the salivary duct is obstructed by stones or tumors.Cancer of the salivary gland is associated with offenssive odor. In suppurative parotitis purulant dischrge in to the mouth causes bad breath.

10) Tonsillitis:

Tonsils are a pair of lymphoid tissue situated in the lateral wall of oropharynx. Inflammation of the tonsil is called tonsillitis. Bad breath is seen in both acute and chronic tonsillitis. Quinsy or peritonsillar abscess can also produce bad breath.

11) Tonsillar plaques & tonsillar fluid:

If bad breath persists even after maintaining proper oral hygeine there is possibility of this condition. Serous fluid secreated from the folds of tonsil is very offenssive. Some patients complain that they hawk some cheesy materials from the throat;which are very offenssive in nature. These are formed inside the tonsillar crypts which contain thousands of bacteriae. In such conditions tonsillectomy gives noticiable relief from bad breath.

12) Pharyngitis& pharyngial abscess:

Pharynx is a fibromuscular tube which forms the upper part of the digestive & respiratory tract. Inflmmation of the pharynx is called pharyngitis, caused mainly by bacteria and viruses. Bad breath is present in pharyngitis along with other signs like cough and throat irritation. Abscesses in the wall of pharynx can also produce offenssive discharge of pus in to the throat.

13) Dentures:

Denture users may complain about bad smell due to lodgement of small food debris in between. Proper brushing may not be possible in denture users especially fixed dentures.

14) Tobacco:

Tobacco chewing is associated with bad breath. The smell of tobacco itself is unpleasent for others. Tobacco can irritate the mucus membrane and cause ulcers and coatings. Gingivitis and pyorrhoea are common in tobacco chewers. Tartar is deposited on the teeth mainly near the gums. Tobacco chewers get gastric acidity with eructations. All these causes offenssive smell.

15) Smoking:

Smokers always have bad smell. It can also produce lesions in the mouth & lungs causing bad breath.Smoking increases carbon dioxide in the oral cavity & reduces oxygen level,causing a favourable condition for bacteria. Smoking reduses appetite & thirst hence acid peptic disease is common in chain smokers.

16) Lesions in the nose & ear:

Bad breath is occasionally seen in sinusitis(infection of para nasal sinuses). In case of post nasal dripping bad breath is common due to the presence of protein in the discharges. These proteins are degraded by the bacteria. Infection in the middle ear with discharge of pus in to the throat through the eustachian tube(passage from middle ear to the throat)can also cause offenssive odor. Chronic rhinitis(infection of mucus membrane of nose) and forign bodies in the nose can also produce bad smell in the expired air.

17) Diabetes mellitus:

Mostly all diabetic patients suffer from bad breath. Coated tongue,ulcers &coatings in the mouth ,increased sugar level in tissues ect are responsible for bad breath.Bacterial growth in diabetic patient is very faster than non diabetic individuals.

18) Fevers:

Bad breath is common in almost all fevers. Even an acute fever can produce bad breath. Severe bad breath is seen in typhoid .Other infectious diseases like Tuberculosis , AIDS ect produce bad smell.

19) Fasting & dehydration:

Dry mouth favours bacterial activity. So any condition which produce dryness in the mouth makes the breath offenssive. Eventhough the food particles are known to produce bad breath, fasting can also produce the same. Production of saliva is also reduced during fasting. Chewing and swallowing also helps to keep the mouth clean.

20) Bedridden patients:

Bedridden patients suffer from offenssive breath due to thick coating on the tongue. water intake is also limited in these patients. Regurgitation of food aggravates the condition. Since they talk less aeration in the oral cavity is reduced which favours anaerobic bacteria to become active.

21) Diseases of stomach & esophagus:

Eructation of gas and food produce unpleasent smell. Abnormality in the function of lower sphincter can allow the food to regurgitate upwards causing bad breath. Bad breath is also common in gastritis,gastric ulcer and cancer of stomach.

22) Intestinal diseases:

Bad breath is common in patients suffering from ulcerative lesions of intestine like ulcerative collitis..Other diseases are malabsorption syndrome intestinal tuberculosis, peritonitis ect.

23) Diseases of lungs:

Lung diseases like pneumonia, lung abscess,chronic bronchitis,bronchiectasis,tuberculosis, lung cancer ect can produce bad odor during expiration.

24) Liver disorders:

Liver diseases like hepatitis, cirrhosis,can cause bad breath.Gall bladder diseases with vomiting also causes unpleasent odor.

25) Psychiatric patients:

Bad breath is common in psychotic patients due to poor hygiene,irregular food habits,less water intake and ect.


26) Somatisation disorder:

This is a psychiatric disorder charecterised by the presence of a physical symptom that suggest a medical illness .These patients come with physical complaints like pain,nausea difficult respiration, bad smell ect. This condition is diagnosed after detailed examination of the patient with all investigations.Since this is a psychiatric disorder it has to be managed with a psychological approach.

[ THE POINTS MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION. ANY PERSON HAVING BAD BREATH SHOULD CONSULT A QUALIFIED DOCTOR ]

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Reinforcing Pro Soccer Position Suggestions.

Up Downs Conditioning Drill Up downs is a brilliant conditioning drill which will improve reaction time and endurance.

At the coaches signal the players will fall to the ground and do a push up, and then quickly get back up and start running again.

Soccer Catching Basics Catching the soccer correctly and effectively is elemental to a robust offense. The issue is that receivers have a tenancy to start looking down the field before they have the ball correctly secured. This blunder leads to unfinished passes or worse, a fumble. And it also appears to be an irratation for my poodle, seeing that a continuing scab appears to form under one eye due to this. Execising. There always appears to be an unrestrained amount of tears draining down my small dogs face, principally one eye. After researching this condition I discovered that tear stained eyes can be caused from a selection of things including teething, clogged tear channels, and just genetics thanks to the facial bone structure of this breed. Bathing my poodle each week also removes waste and dust from her fur, that would fall into her eyes. A moist wash fabric to my dogs eye area each morning looks to be as good a solution as any. The drill happens in little 4 corner area that you can draw out or use the lines of the field.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

This drill is brilliant workout and may be worked in slowly to begin with...

This drill is a brilliant workout and may be worked in slowly to begin with and then increased in power and length over a period. A great catch can be broken down into 3 steps : First, keep your arms extended out in front of your body with your hands out forming an hypothetical triangle with your fingers and thumbs. To increase catching and ball security efficacy have 2 receivers pass to one another, when one of them catches the ball make certain that they slow the motion down pausing when they catch, follow thru, and secure the soccer. Though it does not appear to be as bad as some I have seen, it bothers me to see it on my tiny girl. There always looks to be an unwarranted quantity of tears draining down my tiny dogs face, typically one eye. After researching this condition I discovered that tear stained eyes can be caused from a variety of things including teething, clogged tear channels, and just genetics thanks to the facial bone structure of this breed.

The solution that I find working the best for me is keeping my dogs eye area clean. I check my dogs eyes frequently for dust, stray hairs, any foreign matter in or around my dogs eyes. Health. Anything that might presumably cause redness, and then lead to more ripping. This practice drill is meant to extend reaction speed and the power to quickly change directions. Once a players positions themselves in one of the corners they will carry on to jump from one corner of the area to other in either a patterned function or at random.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Staying Healthy By Following The Hierarchy Of Needs

Staying healthy is a prerequisite of maintaining anadded stress-free life brought about by complications. In the event of an illness or sickness by germs and unhealthy living, we are then faced and served with alevel of incapability in certain levels such as notbeing able to perform at our best. It is then important to know the nature of our physiological andpsychological needs to maintain our state of stayinghealthy. The hierarchy of needs which was firstdefined by Abraham Maslow in 1943 as an article in hispublication Theory of Human Motivation very wellexplain the steps in which we should go through toachieve a state of well being.

Physiological

The first step in staying healthy is to be able toobtain the basic things which our body needs tofunction in the proper manner in which our body wasdesigned to be.

Some of the things which a person needs to startattaining and staying healthy is by being able toprovide the self with proper breathing, food, water,sleep, excretion, and the like.
Among all things, this is perhaps the most general andcommon standard for human existence in which anabsence of these would result to outright illness andcomplications on the other areas of needs of the humanbeing.

Safety

The next level of need which the body needs is thesafety of these physiological parts from external andinternal stimuli which may cause them to malfunctionor dysfunction. These internal factors include thegerms and bacteria which invade our bodies and wreakhavoc in our physiological processes. External forcesmay be any of the environmental objects which may posea threat to our whole being.

Safety of the body is needed after being able toprovide the same with the necessary startersupplements. Keeping the body safe from harm and bykeeping a proper form of hygiene would definitely helpin maintaining safety of the body.

Love
Love is the affection and concern received by the selffrom the different social constructs surrounding him.Staying healthy would also need a form of affirmationand care from the others as we are social creatures. Alack of proper affection may lead to complications inthe next two higher levels of needs, going towards thepsychological area of existence.
Love may not always be the romantic love that oneseeks, but rather the love of just being accepted asan individual with a distinct personality.

Esteem

Esteem has to be the desired effect of the individual after the immediate acquisition of the previous aspectof love. A person with esteem may be able to do morethings beyond his known personal limit. It manifests aperson’s will to fight and the urge to carry on withthings to overcome challenges. Sometimes, esteem isbased and dependent on the people believing in him.

Self Actualization

After all the previous physiological needs have been met, the final and most important need of self actualization is required. The psychological need of self-actualization is needed to finalize and solidify the four other levels of needs of every individual. In this aspect, the brain is the focal and controlling factor in holding all the other four together toachieve homeostasis. No matter how capable the body isto do healthy tasks, if the mind is unhealthy, theneverything else will deteriorate afterwards.

Staying healthy by following the Maslow’s hierarchy ofneeds is an essential step by step needs assessment tostay focused on what area’s of existence are mostimportant to be attained fully first before proceedingto the next in attaining a perfect state of wellbeing.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Poodle With Tear Stained Eyes.

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This continuing moistness appears to casue some skin irritation, a likely infection and a bad odour. After researching this condition I discovered that tear stained eyes can be caused from a selection of things including teething, clogged tear channels, and just genetics due to the facial bone structure of this breed. I check my dogs eyes continually for dust, stray hairs, any foreign matter in or around my dogs eyes.

Anything that could potentially cause redness, and then lead to more tearing. You may wish to check on some of the tear stain remover available on the net, and with your local vet. Here's a neat article on the subject of lose weight. But I found small success with that for my poodle. First off, try and tell your dog not to blink as the drop is prepared to drown their eye not simple. And you will get it in there the 1st couple times, but they're going to learn fast when you appear with that bottle 2 times a day. And after I read some of the side-effects I may be exposing my dog to, I threw the bottle away. A wet wash material to my dogs eye area each morning appears to be as good a solution as any. This practice drill is designed to extend reaction speed and the power to quickly change directions.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Do Tinnitus home cures Work?

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Boosting Pro Soccer Position Recommendations.

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