Does teething cause bad breath?
Infant bad breath seems to be impossible, but then anyone with a mouth can have bad breath and babies or infants are no exception. Although, when this happen to an infant it will be quite alarming but a parent should first try some preventive measures before speeding off to the pediatrician. When an infant snoozes with his mouth open, that could be one of the causes. Saliva is the body’s natural mouthwash, so when the baby sleeps with his mouth open, saliva will be reduced or dry up. When this happen, the bacteria, which are present in everyone’s mouth, will have a higher count than normal. The more there are bacteria, the greater is the risk of developing a bad breath, even in babies. This phenomenon is called “baby bad breath”. Another cause of infant bad breath could be the baby’s habit of thumb sucking. The more frequent that the baby sucks his thumb the drier his mouth becomes, that act will eventually lead to the intensified growth of bacteria inside his mouth. Therefore, causing
