Bad breath during orthodontic treatment may be related to dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis and other conditions, which can be treated with medication and surgery.
1. Dental caries: Orthodontic appliances usually bring inconvenience to tooth brushing, which will form hygienic dead space and easily produce dental caries and cause bad breath. If the caries is relatively mild, it can be prevented from aggravating by cleaning the teeth first, and then repaired after orthodontic treatment. If the caries is more serious, need orthodontic period for repair, repair process should try to avoid orthodontic appliances.
2. Gingivitis, periodontitis: If you don’t pay attention to oral hygiene during orthodontic treatment, dental calculus may accumulate on orthodontic attachments, causing gingivitis and periodontitis, resulting in bad breath. Periodontal treatment is needed, such as supragingival scaling, local rinsing and medication, to improve the oral environment and relieve the symptoms.
Halitosis during orthodontics need to go to the hospital for examination, identify the cause of the disease, standardize the treatment, and follow the doctor’s instructions when using medication, and remember not to self-medication, so as not to cause serious consequences.