{"id":6170,"date":"2024-11-27T10:10:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinacompletedental.com\/?p=6170"},"modified":"2025-04-30T19:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:28:19","slug":"help-your-little-superhero-fight-bad-breath-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinacompletedental.com\/blog\/help-your-little-superhero-fight-bad-breath-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Your Little Superhero Fight Bad Breath Bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad breath stinks, doesn\u2019t it? Pardon the silly pun, but we think some icebreakers (get it, like the mint?) can make it easier to jump into what might be less than comfortable subjects. How do we know it isn\u2019t a comfortable subject? Well, the fear of bad breath is so common that there\u2019s even a name for the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extreme<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fear of it: <\/span><b>halitophobia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most children don\u2019t experience this fear, which can be viewed as both a little bit of a blessing and a little bit of a curse\u2014you don\u2019t want them to feel any anxiety, of course, but you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">want them to take great care of their smile, which can help keep bad breath at bay.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Is Your Child\u2019s Breath as Sweet as They Are?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your little one leans in to give you a big smooch and you notice they\u2019ve got what is sometimes referred to as dragon breath, you\u2019ll probably tell them to go brush their teeth. If so, that\u2019s a great place to start, because a lack of consistency and effective technique when it comes to <a href=\"\/#OralHygiene\">oral hygiene <\/a>tends to be the main cause of unpleasant oral odors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidshealth.org\/en\/kids\/bad-breath.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">other potential causes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be aware of, and we\u2019d be happy to discuss them with you if their bad breath persists even after they\u2019ve done a great job flossing and brushing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Contact Carolina Complete Dental Care<\/a> with any questions or concerns you have\u2014your <a href=\"\/about-us\/\">Goose Creek dentist, Dr. Barganier<\/a>, is a skilled dragon breath tamer!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content of this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 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