{"id":25567,"date":"2020-08-03T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asistenciadentalplus.com\/?p=25567"},"modified":"2021-01-10T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:19:04","slug":"face-mask-and-bad-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/mascarilla-y-mal-aliento\/","title":{"rendered":"Mask and bad breath? Solve your halitosis problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new normal has forced us to adopt various protective measures to avoid new COVID-19 infections.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to social distancing protocols, hand washing and the use of hydroalcoholic gels, probably the most noticeable measure is the use of face masks.<\/p>\n<p>Precisely today, from our <b>dental clinic in Valencia Asistencia Dental Plus<\/b>, We want to talk to you about the<b> relationship between face masks and bad breath<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more, don&#039;t hesitate to keep reading.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/mascarilla-y-mal-aliento\/#%C2%BFCual_es_la_relacion_entre_mascarilla_y_mal_aliento\" >What is the relationship between face masks and bad breath?\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/mascarilla-y-mal-aliento\/#%C2%BFPor_que_es_importante_detectar_si_padeces_halitosis\" >Why is it important to find out if you have bad breath?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/mascarilla-y-mal-aliento\/#%C2%BFCuales_son_las_causas_de_sufrir_mal_aliento\" >What are the causes of bad breath?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFCual_es_la_relacion_entre_mascarilla_y_mal_aliento\"><\/span><strong>What is the relationship between face masks and bad breath?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The coronavirus crisis has generated a continuous flow of information, which sometimes includes false or unverified data. One debate that has arisen in the public sphere concerns whether the <b>Wearing a mask can cause bad breath<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>However, this idea, far from being true, entails an important fact regarding oral health. Face masks and bad breath are related, but not in the way many people think.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Wearing a mask does not cause bad breath.<\/b>, although <b>can make it evident<\/b>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As a rule, people with bad breath don&#039;t notice it themselves. This bothersome symptom is usually perceived by others; wearing a mask makes it possible for the person to realize they have this problem.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFPor_que_es_importante_detectar_si_padeces_halitosis\"><\/span><strong>Why is it important to find out if you have bad breath?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In this case, the relationship between face masks and bad breath can help the person become aware of the problem and remedy it.<\/p>\n<p>And halitosis, very often, constitutes a <b>symptom of an oral pathology<\/b>. For this reason, detecting bad breath can help you schedule a visit to your dental clinic to find out the cause.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFCuales_son_las_causas_de_sufrir_mal_aliento\"><\/span><strong>What are the causes of bad breath?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Leaving aside false myths about masks and bad breath, the truth is that many pathologies or abnormalities have halitosis among their symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Some examples of this would be <b>Oral diseases such as cavities, gingivitis, or periodontitis<\/b>. Another reason you might have bad breath is from carrying out a <b>insufficient dental hygiene<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>It is necessary <b>Brush your teeth at least three times a day<\/b> y <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/en\/learn-how-to-use-dental-floss\/\"><b>use dental floss<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b><\/span>to prevent the action of bacteria and, at the same time, have fresh breath.<\/p>\n<p>While eating a certain food \u2013<em>garlic, onion, coffee\u2026<\/em>\u2013 it can cause a temporary episode of bad breath; there are very harmful habits that also cause bad breath.<\/p>\n<p>One of them is the <a href=\"\/en\/how-does-tobacco-affect-your-oral-health\/\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tobacco<\/span><\/b><\/a>; Furthermore, smoking promotes the development of multiple oral diseases (the same is true for alcohol).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you are looking for quality and professionalism in a <b>Dental clinic in Valencia<\/b>, in <b>Asistencia Dental Plus<\/b> We are your best option.<\/p>\n<p>We are a dental clinic with SAFETY-DentalQuality\u00ae protocols against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#039;t hesitate any longer and ask for information about our <a href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/odontologia-general-en-valencia\/\"><b>dental treatments<\/b><\/a>. To do this, simply contact us through the following <a href=\"\/en\/contacto-clinica-dental-plus-valencia\/\"><b>link<\/b><\/a> or make an appointment by calling 963 16 26 56.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La nueva normalidad nos ha hecho tener que adoptar diversas medidas de protecci\u00f3n para evitar nuevos contagios por COVID-19. Adem\u00e1s de los protocolos de distancia social, lavado de manos y uso de geles hidroalcoh\u00f3licos, probablemente la medida m\u00e1s vistosa es el empleo de mascarillas. Precisamente hoy, desde nuestra cl\u00ednica dental en Valencia Asistencia Dental Plus, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[75],"class_list":["post-25567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-problemas-dentales","tag-coronavirus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}