{"id":99,"date":"2020-12-22T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bordentownbracesblog.com\/can-braces-make-morning-breath-worse\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T20:20:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T00:20:23","slug":"can-braces-make-morning-breath-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bordentownbraces.com\/braces\/can-braces-make-morning-breath-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Braces Make Morning Breath Worse?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Do you suffer from bad morning breath<\/a>? Not to worry, it happens to everyone from time to time. And usually, your morning routine of brushing your teeth adequately solves the issue. But if you currently have braces, you may find that your morning break is worse and sticks around for much longer. If you\u2019re worried that your braces<\/a> are making your morning breath worse, this could be a possibility, but there are several things you can do yourself to solve the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Morning breath<\/strong> is primarily caused by having a dry mouth during the night. This can happen for many reasons, most notably because your saliva production slows as you sleep<\/a>. This is for a good reason because otherwise you would constantly need to be swallowing while you sleep and you wouldn\u2019t sleep as deeply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saliva is necessary for rinsing away food as well as keeping food particles in check. So, when the production levels are lowered during the night, the bacteria in your mouth multiplies and starts to produce sulfur gas which is what makes your breath smell bad in the morning. You can help lower the production of this sulfur gas by brushing your teeth before bed so your mouth starts with the minimum number of bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Can braces make morning breath worse? Possibly, part of the reason you could experience increased morning breath when you have braces is that you aren\u2019t cleaning your teeth as well as you were before you had braces. Take extra care each night to make sure you are removing any food which may get stuck in your brackets<\/a> as well as using floss to dislodge pieces of food behind your wires and in between your teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDry Mouth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What About My Braces?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Consider a Water Flosser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n