What are the symptoms of halitosis?
The main symptom for bad breath is the emission of bad odor from your mouth. You will not notice bad odor when you suffer from it because the odor detecting cells in your nose might have got used to it. You will realize it only when other people point out about this. Unfortunately, many people refrain from doing this because the will feel that you will get offended by this. You will also have other symptoms depending on the main cause of bad breath: • Mouth infections • Red or swollen gums that bleed after brushing or flossing • Abscess at the root of tooth or pus between teeth • Shaky teeth or modification in the denture fitting • Painful, open sores either on the tongue or on gums • Infections of the Respiratory tract • Fever • Mucus producing cough • Stuffy nose • Sore throat • Swollen glands in the neck • Yellowish or greenish discharge from the nose • Dry mouth • Burning in the mouth • Difficult to speak for a long time due to dry mouth • More number of cavities • Sjögren’s syndro
