{"id":726,"date":"2019-05-31T07:44:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/?p=726"},"modified":"2019-06-03T07:50:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T14:50:07","slug":"care-for-a-mint-indianapolis-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/care-for-a-mint-indianapolis-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Care for a Mint? | Indianapolis Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nobody wants to hear, “You have bad breath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem is, that is generally how you find out that you do. It\u2019s something a significant someone will likely point out to you. We all want to maintain fresh breath throughout the day, but if we don’t have a toothbrush<\/a> at our disposal how do we accomplish that? It isn\u2019t as difficult as you think. The main goal to keeping bad breath at bay is to keep saliva production going. The more saliva you have being produced the less chance odor-causing bacteria have to set up camp in your mouth. Below are five easy ways to keep your breath fresh all day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay hydrated.<\/strong>\u00a0If you can’t brush your\u00a0teeth\u00a0after a meal, drinking a lot of water can help speed up the process of cleaning harmful bacteria and debris from between your teeth. Drinking milk<\/a> can even help deodorize some offensive breath odors. Avoid sugary drinks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t drink too much\ncoffee.<\/strong> It may be tasty, but coffee is a tough smell to get off the\nback of your tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t smoke or use\nother tobacco products.<\/strong> Cigarettes, pipes, and snuff can\nfoul your breath. Smoking gives people horrible breath!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut back on alcohol.<\/strong> Alcohol\ncan lead to a dry mouth. Too much beer, wine, and hard liquor can make\nyour breath reek for up to eight to 10 hours after you finish drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chew sugarless gum.<\/strong>\u00a0Doing so 20 minutes after a meal can help with\u00a0saliva\u00a0flow. Gum that’s 100% xylitol-sweetened can help reduce cavities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit Dr. Kirtley today and schedule an appointment to find out what kind of treatment your teeth needs to be healthier and to look better.  Call 317-841-1111 or www.smilesbygeorge.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. George Kirtley proudly serves Indianapolis and all surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nobody wants to hear, “You have bad breath.\u201d The problem is, that is generally how you find out that you do. It\u2019s something a significant someone will likely point out to you. We all want to maintain fresh breath throughout the day, but if we don’t have a toothbrush at our disposal how do we … Continue reading Care for a Mint? | Indianapolis Dentist<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73,3,54,67,76,137,78,174],"tags":[72,111,86,190,141,193,232,203,204,29,27,88,192,32,208,90,30,93,35,51,256,96,26,97,233,55,234,217,58,33,17,231],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":727,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726\/revisions\/727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}