Everyone will want to have fresh-smelling breath. Once the importance of the fresh smell of the mouth so that not a few people who can not stand to immediately brush your teeth immediately after eating. Though, ideally brushing teeth after every meal done 20 minutes later.
When eating, the pH will drop from the normal 6.8 to 4. But gradually, her pH would rise again in about 20 minutes.
That is why, if we are in a hurry to brush your teeth after eating, then the structure will be damaged saliva. In fact, saliva has a function as a counterweight and help the digestive process. To neutralize the acidity of the mouth. We should gargle with water after eating. Gargling with water after eating, especially sweet and sour food, is also recommended to reduce the number of bacteria in the mouth.
The real cause of bad breath in foods are foods that produce oil vapor with a strong distinctive odor, such as onion and garlic. There are also vegetables and spices that can cause foul-smelling breath. After food is digested, absorbed and steam the food to go with the circulation of blood and carried to the lungs. Gas here is part exhaled with breath.