What else can I do to eliminate bad breath?

What else can I do to eliminate bad breath?

In addition to good oral hygiene, regular meals (especially a good breakfast) can help keep your mouth moist and fresh. Avoiding cigarettes should be a top priority for anyone who cares about breath odor. And, of course, it's wise to go easy on the garlic and onions before a big date. If you have coffee breath, you might want to cut back on coffee, too.

Don't count on mints and gums to save your breath. Although they may make your mouth feel temporarily fresh and clean, they do little to fix the root cause of bad breath. And even though sugarless gum is recommended to help stimulate the production of saliva in people with dry mouths, at least one study has linked it to increased levels of methyl mercaptan, one of the principal components of bad breath.