FAQS

1. What causes bad breath?
Bad breath is typically caused by bacteria in the mouth and throat breaking down proteins. When bacteria break down proteins, it can give off a foul sulphur smell. This is why it is important for you to have good dental hygiene to wash off excess proteins in your mouth.

2. How can bad breath affect my life?
Bad breath can really have a negative impact on your life. Imagine talking to a date at dinner with bad breath? Or, try to imagine introducing a presentation to your boss with bad breath? Bad breath can affect your social and professional life in a very negative way.

3. Are there any effective treatments for bad breath?
Here at East Bentleigh Dental Group, we offer a variety of treatments, which can help stop bad breath. With our treatments, we can tackle all the known aspects of bad breath.

4. How can you treat bad breath?
There are a lot of ways to treat bad breath. One is to have a good dental hygiene. The key to treating bad breath is by regulating the amount of protein film in your mouth and throat. Also, it is important to balance the amount of bacteria in your mouth.

5. Can you prevent bad breath?
Preventing bad breath means regulating your protein intake. It can also mean following dental hygiene religiously. By brushing and flossing your teeth at least twice a day and visiting your dentist for a regular check up and deep clean at least twice a year, you can help prevent bad breath.

6. What are the available treatments that can effectively get rid of bad breath?
One is the treatment programs with biofilm cleansing and placing good probiotic bacteria in the mouth to regulate the amount of bacteria. It is called the KForce Treatment Program, which can help you stop bad breath right in its tracks.

7. Can East Bentleigh Dental Group effectively treat bad breath?
Yes. Here at East Bentleigh Dental Group, we don’t just offer our patients a better looking smile, but we also make sure that their good smile goes hand in hand with a fresh breath. We offer a Breath Clinic Visit, and various treatment programs.

8. Are there any products that East Bentleigh Dental Group offers to effectively treat bad breath?
Here at East Bentleigh Dental Group, we offer the KForce treatment program. Our Balance and Breeze products are effective in treating bad breath. In addition to that, you will not find our treatment products anywhere else.

9. How is bad breath diagnosed?
At East Bentleigh Dental Group, we offer various diagnostic methods to determine what causes bad breath. Here, we offer Oral Chroma, Saliva Examination, and checking the pH levels in your mouth. We also conduct a detailed lifestyle quiz, which will help in determining what causes bad breath.

10. How can East Bentleigh Dental Group help in maintaining a healthy balance of good bacteria in the mouth and throat?
Thanks to an amazing discovery in microbiology in Otago University, we are be able to effectively administer probiotic bacteria called BLIS K12. With this, it will help in eliminating bacteria by targeting peptides and bad bacteria which are primary causes of bad breath.

If you would like to know more about East Bentleigh Dental Group, about Fresh Breath Treatments, or would like a simple check-up to begin with, please contact us now for a consultation.