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Keeping your teeth and your tongue free of bacteria will prevent bad breath. Eating mints and candy sweetened with sugar gives bacteria the food they need to produce acid and to produce compounds that smell terrible.  Choose 100% xylitol sweetened gum, candy, mints and mouth sprays to be most effective against bad breath.  Be sure to brush or gently scrape your tongue each day to prevent bacteria buildup and the compounds causing bad breath. Four Steps to Being More Kissable Strive for five exposures to 100% xylitol sweetened products each day Clean your tongue with toothbrush, scraper or even a washcloth Starting cleaning between your teeth with sticks, picks or floss with water Dry brush inside bottom teeth first, brush till teeth feel clean and taste clean, then brush again with 100% xylitol sweetened...

Xylitol is a sweet way to beat the bacteria that cause dental disease. Xylitol is a natural sugar that prevents tooth decay and gum disease by making the bacteria slippery instead of sticky.  Bacteria usually make acid from sugar that helps them stick to each other and to your teeth.  The acid also melts tooth enamel, causing cavities.  Bacteria can’t make acid from xylitol, so they simply slide off the teeth and tooth decay is prevented. Strive for five exposures to xylitol each day – spread out over the entire day.  Start with xylitol toothpaste in the morning, xylitol oral rinse, xylitol chewing gum after meals, xylitol mints or candy after snacks and finish up the day the way you started it with xylitol toothpaste and oral...

Water, sticks and picks can be used easier than floss and prevent disease just as well.

Everyone brushes with toothpaste, but does it really help get your teeth clean?  No it doesn’t.  Toothpaste makes so many bubbles, you can’t see where you put the brush.  The toothpaste foams up so fast you think you brushed for three minutes, but it’s only 30 seconds.  And worst of all, the toothpaste flavor numbs your tongue and tricks you into thinking your teeth are clean when they aren’t.  Dry brush first until your teeth feel clean and taste clean, then add...