Komarovsky baby has a sour smell from the mouth. Why does a child’s breath smell? Find out the reasons and how to eliminate them

Bad breath from a child should concern parents. This can be a symptom of many diseases. It is very important not to miss the right moment by starting treatment on time. Let's take a closer look at the reasons why a child's breath smells and how to deal with it.

Why does my child's breath smell bad?

There are many reasons for bad odor. First, parents should pay attention to oral hygiene. Parents need to teach their child to brush their teeth and rinse their mouth after eating.

Important! Starting from the age of two, buy special children's toothpaste. Brush your teeth with a soft bristle brush.

A very common problem is diseases of the oral cavity, nasopharynx, and gastrointestinal tract. For example:

periodontitis;
dysbacteriosis;
periodontitis.

Such problems lead to changes in the microflora of the mucous membranes, the proliferation of bacteria, and inflammatory processes. The result is that the child develops bad breath.

Reasons

The cause of a bad odor is often dry mouth. Causes of dryness:

the appearance of adenoids;
a child's cold, which is accompanied by a runny nose;
when falling asleep, the child breathes through his mouth;
dehydration of the body;
deviated nasal septum. This problem often occurs after a broken nose;
insufficient air humidity.

All these factors contribute to the drying out of the mucous membrane, which causes an unpleasant odor.

Important! The process of salivation is controlled by the central nervous system, so a stressful situation often causes a stench.

Why does it smell in the morning?

The most common reason for the appearance of a bad odor in the morning is a decrease in the production of saliva at night, which is a natural antiseptic. With its help, all the bacteria that are in the child’s mouth are washed away.

The situation can get significantly worse if the baby sleeps with his lips open. The smell appears due to or. By eliminating health problems, the bad odor will also decrease.

Teach your baby to brush his teeth after sleep using a baby toothpaste with a pleasant taste. Thorough cleaning of not only your teeth, but also your tongue will eliminate all problems.

Also try not to feed your baby heavy food three hours before bedtime. Then it will have time to be digested and will not linger in the stomach all night, creating an unpleasant aroma.

Important! Remember that onions, garlic, and excessive consumption of sweets cause a bad aroma that is difficult to get rid of.

Smells like acetone

The aroma of acetone from a child’s mouth can signal many pathologies and diseases. For example:

disruption of pancreatic activity;
neuro-arthritic diathesis;
diabetes mellitus;
availability;
liver diseases;
dysbacteriosis;
intestinal infections.

If, in addition to the acetone smell, there is an elevated temperature and weakness, we can talk about the appearance of acetone syndrome. This is due to an excess of ketone bodies in the blood, which are formed as a result of the breakdown of protein metabolic products. Most often the disease is genetically predisposed.

To relieve symptoms, you need to give your baby a saline solution to drink in small doses so as not to provoke vomiting. Also follow a special diet. Every day your diet should include fermented milk products, eggs, lean meat, vegetables, fruits, and cereals.

Important! If the symptoms of acetone syndrome intensify, do not hesitate. Call an ambulance to begin hospital treatment.

Smells sour

A sour smell indicates the presence of stomach diseases, such as:

reflux (reflux of gastric juice into the esophagus);
increased acidity.

To determine the cause of the bad odor, consult a gastroenterologist.

Smells like feces

Most often, the smell of feces occurs due to neurosis and intestinal obstruction, dysbacteriosis. This symptom is a very alarming sign. Toxins accumulate in the baby's body, which poison it and cause a bad odor.

What will help:

To get rid of this problem, consult a doctor to identify and eliminate the cause.
To reduce the aroma, you need to brush your teeth and tongue every day.
After eating, it is advisable to rinse your mouth with an infusion of chamomile, mint, and oak bark.

Do not take the problem lightly, because diseases can become chronic. Then eliminating the smell will not be so easy.

Smells like rotten eggs

The smell of rotten eggs appears when the acidity of the stomach is low, which is why food is not digested and begins to rot. Another reason is overeating.

If an unpleasant symptom occurs frequently, this indicates chronic diseases:

atrophic gastritis;
gastric atony;
duodenal ulcer;
liver and gallbladder diseases.

Important! If it smells like rotten eggs, there is diarrhea, fever, and the child is poisoned.

Smells rotten

The inflammatory process in the nasopharynx is often accompanied by a putrid odor. Plaque and plugs form on the tonsils, from which a stench emanates. After adequate treatment prescribed by the doctor, all symptoms disappear.

What other causes of bad odor:

caries;
periodontal disease;
pharyngitis;
angina.

This can often be a consequence of low stomach acidity.

Smells like iodine

If a child smells of iodine, it means there is an excess of this microelement in his body. Parents should definitely contact an endocrinologist to diagnose the body.

Important! Sometimes the cause of the smell of iodine can be the baby's prolonged stay near the sea.

When you are breastfeeding your baby, a bad odor may occur if you are taking iodine-based medications. This trace element has the ability to accumulate in the body. Sometimes children experience iodine intolerance or hypersensitivity to this element.

How to eliminate odor, what to do

Teach your child to practice good oral hygiene. You need to brush your teeth twice a day using special children's toothpaste. It is also a good idea to rinse your mouth after eating. For this you can use herbal decoctions.

Limit your intake of sweets, which also cause tooth decay. Replace candy with fruit and honey. Not only will the baby’s bad odor disappear, but digestion will also improve.

Important! Apples are an excellent product for cleaning teeth from plaque.

Do not allow children to drink sweet compote, juice, or soda. They cause fermentation processes in the stomach, which causes the problem. Replace these drinks with plain water or unsweetened dried fruit compote.

All these preventive measures will not work if the child is sick. Therefore, get examined by a pediatrician, dentist, gastroenterologist, otolaryngologist.

Any adult remembers how nice little children smell. With milk. It is the lactic acid bacteria that work hard, preventing any microbes from developing in the baby’s mouth. However, such an idyll does not always happen; the child’s breath can be unpleasant. We will try to figure out what this is connected with, how to identify and eliminate the cause. In general, caries is often considered the main cause of bad breath. But this kind of trouble also happens to babies (infants) who don’t even have teeth yet. This means there are many sources of bad odors, and today we will talk about the most common ones.

Causes of unpleasant odor

It’s worth saying right away that any person – adult or child – has a huge number of bacteria in the mouth, the majority of which are not pathogenic. Pathogenic, or disease-causing, microorganisms, in the presence of conditions favorable for their development, multiply very quickly and cause various diseases in humans. As a result of a slight weakening of the immune system (as a result of taking medications, overwork or stress), pathogenic microbes are activated, causing the appearance of a bad odor.

Bad breath in the morning is also associated with bacteria. At night, saliva production decreases significantly, which is an excellent opportunity for the proliferation of these microorganisms. Hence the unpleasant morning smell.

Food

Some types of food can spoil the freshness of your breath for a long time. Eating foods with a strong and unpleasant odor invariably contributes to the development of bad breath in a child. This can confidently include:

carbohydrate foods that cause a rotting smell due to the body's slow processing of them.
all kinds of fruits and vegetables that cause the fermentation process.
onions and garlic.
sweet foods, which help pathogenic microorganisms multiply.
products that emit a specific odor when digested (corn or cheese, for example).

Insufficient hygiene

There is no need to prove anything here. Improper or insufficient oral hygiene will invariably cause a foul odor.

Please note that children need to brush not only their teeth, but also their tongue. For “toothy” children, this can be done with a brush while brushing their teeth; for infants, this can be wiped with damp gauze or cleaned with a teaspoon.

Teach your child to brush his teeth properly, cleaning all the spaces between them, and rinse his mouth after eating.

Breathing through the mouth

For some reason, some children are accustomed to breathing through their mouths. Because of this, the oral mucosa dries out, which also causes an unpleasant odor. The fact is that saliva can destroy microbes, and its absence is a very favorable factor for the proliferation of bacteria. Insufficient saliva production may be a pathological condition of the body, or may occur as a result of dehydration or taking certain medications.

Stress

Constant worry or being under stress can ruin the freshness of your breath, since in such situations the secretion of saliva decreases.

Not drinking enough

Oddly enough, this is one of the reasons for the strong odor from a child’s mouth. By drinking enough liquid, your baby will rinse his mouth of food debris and improve the digestion process. Therefore, children over one and a half years old should drink about 1.5 liters of water per day. Please note - it is pure, spring water, and not juices or compotes!

Foreign body

Little explorers can stick anything up their noses. Before looking elsewhere for the cause of bad breath, check your baby's nose. It is possible that you will find a foreign body there that caused the smell.

Digestive system dysfunction

An upset stomach and increased gas production can cause a specific odor in a child's mouth, because... Gastric juice accumulates in the body and the acidity level changes. In children, these problems most often arise during periods of growth: for girls it is 6-7 years old and 10-12 years old, for boys it is 4-6 years old and 13-16 years old.

Respiratory diseases

Tonsillitis (inflamed tonsils, tonsils) leads to the accumulation of actively reproducing pathogens, suppuration, mucus formation, and can often be accompanied by a very unpleasant odor.

Bronchitis. Accumulates in bronchi and bronchioles large number sputum that comes out when you cough and has an unpleasant odor.

A runny nose of an infectious or allergic nature is always accompanied by abundant formation of purulent masses that decompose under the influence of bacteria and have an extremely unpleasant odor.

Bad smell as a symptom of disease

Bad breath can indicate the presence of certain diseases that have not yet manifested themselves in any other way.

Rotten smell

Inflammation of the stomach in most cases is accompanied by a rotten smell that appears in the mouth. The same smell can occur due to gastritis, problems with the esophagus, increased gas formation, dehydration due to intestinal disorders.

The smell of rotten eggs also accompanies various liver diseases.

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Sour smell

With increased stomach acidity, your baby will emit a sour smell from his mouth. An acidic smell may also indicate a nuisance such as the release of gastric juice into the esophagus.

The smell of rot

The first on the list, of course, is caries. But bad breath can appear as a result of diseases such as: periodontal disease, stomatitis, tonsillitis, periodontitis, herpes, pharyngitis and others.

This odor is caused by the accumulation of bacteria in the mouth or mucus in the nasopharynx. A coating on the tongue can also give off a bad odor, the cause of which can only be determined by a specialist.

A child may smell rotten even during a runny nose. The reason is simple - the same dry mouth (after all, the nose is stuffy, we breathe incorrectly) and mucus accumulated in the nose.

Inflammation of the adenoids is often accompanied by the smell of pus. Tonsils (tonsils) can accumulate food debris in their folds, which also invariably leads to a bad smell.

A rotten smell comes from the baby and with low acidity of the stomach.

Sweet smell

Eating foods rich in starch, taking antibiotics, radiation therapy, and a temporary decrease in immunity can cause a fungal infection (candidiasis or), which manifests itself as white spots in the oral cavity. In this case the smell will be sweetish.

The sweetish smell of raw liver is a sign of hepatitis or cirrhosis. A child’s mouth smells like liver in other pathological conditions of this organ.

Ammonia smell

The smell of urine is absolutely unpleasant, but it can indicate existing kidney problems. The stronger the smell, the more problems have accumulated in the baby’s body. This smell occurs because the function of the kidneys is impaired, and they are not able to remove waste products in full.

Smell of iodine

The smell of iodine from the mouth is observed in those babies whose bodies are oversaturated with this microelement. This may be due to a long stay by the sea, for example. Sometimes iodine odors in the mouth are caused by the high sensitivity of the child’s body to this substance or its intolerance. In any case, your child's breathing like this should be the main reason for a full thyroid examination.

Acetone smell

Often, colds are accompanied by the smell of acetone from the mouth of children. The same smell occurs with diabetes mellitus, acetone syndrome and problems with the thyroid gland. You need to see a doctor.

Other smells

Various “residents” inhabiting the child’s body can also cause bad breath. This refers to pinworms, roundworms and lamblia.
Even a metabolic disorder in the body can ruin a child’s breathing. With such disorders, the crumbs will smell boiled cabbage or even manure from the mouth.

Ways to get rid of unpleasant odor

First of all, the child needs to be examined (visit an ENT doctor, dentist, pediatrician) to exclude or confirm the presence of any of the diseases listed above. In this case, measures to eliminate bad breath will be reduced to treating the disease.

If unpleasant-smelling breath is not associated with a disease, then you must first eliminate the irritant and teach your child the rules of oral care.

We follow the rules of hygiene

From an early age, teach your baby to brush his teeth twice a day. Rinsing your mouth after eating should also become a habit for your baby. For more fun, you can buy your child a “tasty” mouthwash at the pharmacy or use chamomile or sage infusions. ( see links to articles above)

Limit sweets

We understand that for some this is almost impossible, but you have to try. After all, the “pleasantness” of your child’s breathing depends on your persistence, and there will be little chance for caries. This does not mean that the child should forget about sweets forever. Not at all. You just need to try to replace them with natural products.

For example, any candy can be replaced with honey (if the child does not have it, of course). You can also offer your child fruit instead of sweets. Ordinary apples have excellent qualities for cleaning the oral cavity. In our case, any other sour fruits are suitable, as they increase the process of salivation and help eliminate the nasty odor.

Drinking regime

It must be observed, and this is not discussed. But you need to approach the choice of drinks with all responsibility. Natural products should predominate in the child’s diet - compotes, juices and tea. But it is best to drink regular drinking water. Any carbonated drinks should be prohibited - they cause fermentation in the body and, accordingly, bad breath.

Psychological attitude

The problem of bad breath is very delicate and even painful for many children. It is important to create a positive attitude and focus on a good result. Explain to your child that it is not he who is to blame for the problems, but the state of his body, and do not forget to mention the importance of brushing his teeth.

Try not to voice the problem in public; the child may develop a complex or resentment towards you.

Now you know that the cause of a child’s bad breath can be either a serious illness or completely harmless temporary factors. In any case, it is necessary to identify the “culprit” of the bad odor immediately and take timely measures to eliminate it. Remember that any problems in the baby’s body left unattended will bring you and your baby many problems in the future.

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All parents are attentive to the well-being of their children, and the child is of concern to them. Its appearance not only interferes with full communication with peers and the social development of the baby, but can also be a symptom of one of the serious diseases.

Usually the baby's breath smells like milk. During this period of life, lactic acid bacteria work especially actively in the growing body, and their metabolic products suppress any foreign odor. Iso 2 years and older should also not smell bad. But often children develop a putrid or sour smell - this phenomenon is called halitosis (or halitosis).

We suggest you figure out what factors can provoke bad health, what parents should do to identify and eliminate its cause.

Why does halitosis occur?

Various reasons can cause a child to have bad breath:

Halitosis is often caused by eating foods with a strong and persistent aroma (such as cabbage, onions, garlic, etc.). Moreover, the child’s breath smells not only after taking them, but even the next day, since aromatic substances are well absorbed by the mucous membrane. When some hard cheeses are digested, sulfur compounds enter the intestinal lumen, which have a characteristic persistent odor.
Often a child's illness may be caused by an unbalanced diet. For example, the answer to the question of why a child’s breath smells rotten is often an excess of protein foods in the diet. The body cannot digest them quickly, so rotting processes begin in the gastrointestinal tract. Excessive consumption of foods rich in carbohydrates causes fermentation in the intestines. Eating sweet foods provokes the active development of bacteria in the oral cavity, the waste products of which also smell unpleasant.
from the mouth of children - anxiety, stress and other disturbances in the emotional state. With strong experiences, the secretion of saliva decreases, the mucous membrane of the mouth is not cleansed naturally and deposits appear on it. Such plaque is an excellent breeding ground for the development of pathogenic microorganisms. The use of certain medications (antiallergic or diuretic) also leads to impaired salivary secretion.
One of the answers to the question of why a child’s breath smells is poor oral hygiene. With irregular brushing, deposits appear on the teeth, gums and tongue in which microorganisms develop.

The listed reasons can cause halitosis in a healthy baby, but in some cases such manifestations are symptoms of a serious disease. Halitosis often indicates diseases of the nasopharynx or oral cavity. Caries and gum disease provoke the smell of rot in the mouth. The same effect occurs with inflammatory processes in the mouth and nasopharynx: increased mucus secretion, sore throat, gingivitis, stomatitis, inflammation of the adenoids and even a common runny nose.

If the baby has an unpleasant odor, parents must first normalize his diet, personally monitor oral hygiene, and eliminate the causes of the worries. If these measures do not bring the desired result within a few days, you should consult a doctor for an examination and prescribe appropriate treatment.

Survey

In case of halitosis, the first thing you should do is visit your dentist. In addition to the treatment of carious teeth and gum disease, the microflora of the oral cavity is examined in the dental office, which will help clarify the picture of what is happening to the baby.

If no dental problems are identified, you need to visit a pediatrician.

Various diseases have their own specific smell, so it is important to correctly describe its nature to the doctor:

With stomach diseases or ulcers, the gastrointestinal tract often smells like rotten eggs.
Sour breath odor in infants and older children indicates increased secretion of the stomach.
With low acidity, the body does not have time to completely digest food, so the oral cavity may smell rotten.
Diabetes mellitus is the reason why a child’s breath smells like acetone.
In case of kidney disease, it smells like ammonia, and in case of liver problems, it smells like raw liver.
Metabolic disorders can cause the smell of sour cabbage.

To determine the exact cause of bad breath, the doctor prescribes additional tests, including studies of blood, feces, urine, internal organs, as well as consultation with other specialists (otolaryngologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist).

How to eliminate an unpleasant odor?

Since the appearance of halitosis is influenced by various factors, each case must be considered individually. If its cause is a disease, the problem should be addressed by an appropriate specialist. Once the underlying cause is treated, halitosis usually goes away as well.

To eliminate halitosis that is not caused by a disease, follow these recommendations:

Strictly follow the rules of hygiene. Bad breath in a child 1 year of age and older often disappears if you brush your teeth twice a day with a special silicone brush and clean your tongue with a gauze swab moistened with boiled water. yourself with a soft baby toothbrush. Parents should teach how to properly brush their teeth and tongue.

If a child refuses to brush his teeth, he should not be forced to do so. Coercion causes a negative reaction, and at the slightest opportunity the baby will avoid the procedure. It is better to teach gradually, starting with rinsing the mouth after each meal. A bright toothbrush or a rinsing cup with your favorite cartoon character will also help you quickly get used to the procedure.

Normalize your baby's diet. Instead of sweets and other foods containing sugar, it is better to introduce him to honey and dried fruits. Fresh vegetables and fruits also help eliminate the manifestations of halitosis. Their use reduces the number of bacteria in the oral cavity; they also help clean the surface of the mucous membrane and eliminate plaque formed on it.
Always listen to your baby's problems, even if they seem funny. In stressful situations, give more water - this normalizes salivation.

Important! Children should not use mouthwashes, special lozenges or breath fresheners. They are also contraindicated in lotions that contain alcohol. It is better to rinse your mouth with decoctions of medicinal herbs: chamomile, sage, oak bark. These decoctions do not have an unpleasant taste, so children will be happy to carry out the procedure.

Bottom line

Halitosis is a disease that not only creates difficulties for a child when communicating with peers, it can also indicate serious disturbances in the functioning of the body. Therefore, when an unpleasant odor appears, all measures must be taken to identify and eliminate its causes.

Does your child have bad breath? Do not ignore this problem: often bad breath indicates the development of dangerous pathologies of internal organs and the oral cavity.

Rinses and fresheners alone cannot correct the situation. Only an integrated approach using medications and folk remedies will restore freshness to your breath.

Causes of halitosis

Halitosis develops under the influence of various factors. In some cases, children and parents are to blame for not paying enough attention to caring for the child, in others, diseases of internal organs are associated with the action of infectious agents.

Why does my breath smell? Main reasons:

insufficient oral hygiene. Often children do not want to brush their teeth (or do it unwillingly, in violation of the rules). At 7–8 years old it is difficult to understand what the consequences of violating hygiene rules are. Negative signs of childhood carelessness appear quickly: soft, hard plaque accumulates in the mouth, bacteria multiply, inflammation and caries develop, and a putrid odor appears;
disruption of the salivary glands. Changes in the composition of saliva and insufficient secretion volume affect the freshness of breath. Causes of the problem: stress, taking certain medications, inflammation of the salivary glands, lack of fluid during the day;
diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Intestinal infections, gastritis, problems with the liver and pancreas often provoke sour or “sweet” breath and the smell of a rotten egg.

There are other reasons:

taking certain medications. Allergy medications, antibiotics, medications for bronchial asthma, and against mental disorders often change the composition of saliva and cause a foul odor. Applications with Dimexide are one of the causes of halitosis. Dimexide in the body turns into a substance with a pungent odor of garlic. Dimethyl sulfide is excreted by breathing, resulting in an unpleasant odor;
inflammatory processes of the mucous membranes and gums., worsen the condition of soft tissues. Ulcers, bleeding gums, erosions combined with soft and hard plaque cause a putrid odor;
difficulty in nasal breathing. Parents do not always attach importance to the fact that the child, for various reasons, often breathes through his mouth. Inattention to the problem provokes dry mucous membranes and reduces the protective function of the nasopharynx. Frequent respiratory infections, memory impairment are the consequences of a seemingly harmless phenomenon;
frequent consumption of certain types of food. If a child eats onions, garlic, corn, hard cheese more often than they should, or consumes a large amount of sweets, a foul odor may appear;
fungal infections of the oral cavity. An imbalance of microflora for various reasons causes the activity of rotting bacteria and yeast fungi. The genus Candida albicans, which constantly lives in the mouth, multiplies intensively under the influence of negative factors. Fungal colonies form a cheesy coating, dirty white “grains” on the tongue, mucous membranes of the cheeks, and lips. Putrid breath is one of the signs of candidiasis;
severe pathologies. The smell of ammonia indicates diabetes, kidney disease, and the smell of sour indicates stomach problems. The smell of yeast appears with fungal infections of the oral cavity, purulent indicates the entry of a foreign body, inflammation of the ENT organs;
chronic tonsillitis. Another cause of purulent breath. The children's body is often attacked by microbes; chronic inflammation of the tonsils is a common phenomenon in young patients. Pathogenic bacteria multiply in the tonsils, food particles accumulate in the loose tissue, and the process of rotting begins;
coating on the tongue. If children reluctantly brush their teeth, only a few soft deposits are removed from the tongue. Parents do not always clean the muscular organ in the mouth themselves and do not require the same from their children. When germs multiply on the tongue, a foul odor often appears.

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Take note:

The list of causes of bad breath in childhood is quite long. Sometimes one negative factor is layered on top of another, and the condition of the oral cavity worsens;
poor hygiene leads to inflammation of the gums, caries, and a sweet tooth provokes abundant deposits and destroys teeth.

Advice! Study the harmful factors: you are probably familiar with many phenomena that disrupt the balance of the microflora of the oral cavity. Take timely measures to eliminate the causes of the stale smell.

Methods and rules of treatment

Constant attention to the child’s health is the key to successful treatment of many diseases at an early stage. If your son or daughter’s breath has become stale, it means that you have missed some details in your daily routine.

How to get rid of bad breath? What to do:

The first step is an independent examination of the oral cavity, a conversation with the child, and an analysis of the diet. Often, parents immediately understand what factor provoked the unpleasant symptom;
the second step is a visit to the doctor. Visit your dentist first. The doctor will examine the teeth, gums, check the condition of the tongue and mucous membranes. If necessary, the dentist will send you for additional examination: often a consultation with a gastroenterologist, ENT doctor, or therapist is required;
the next step is to identify the causes, take tests, make a diagnosis, and comprehensive treatment taking into account the age of the young patient. The bad smell will disappear only after eliminating the factor causing the imbalance.

A therapist, dentist, or doctor of another specialization draws up a list of recommendations that parents and the young patient must follow. Only a serious approach to oral hygiene, nutrition, and lifestyle changes (if necessary) will give results. Be sure to give your child multivitamins to strengthen the immune system and a mineral complex that strengthens dental tissue.

In addition to drug therapy for the underlying disease, a sign of which is a putrid odor, supplement the treatment with homemade mixtures and rinses. Pharmacy tinctures and antiseptic solutions depending on the age of the child have a good effect in the fight against halitosis.

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change in diet: a minimum of sweets, spicy foods, avoidance of onions, garlic, diet as prescribed by a doctor;
teaching the child the rules of brushing teeth, constant supervision of parents. The greatest effect comes from personal example;
teaching a young patient to cleanse his tongue. Explain how to use the back of a non-sharp spoon, the special surface of a brush. For babies, gently wipe their tongue with clean gauze soaked in herbal decoction;
after 8 years, teach how to use dental floss and irrigator to clean hard-to-reach areas. Explain why you need a ready-made refreshing solution or herbal rinse;
prepare a decoction for rinsing. Natural components relieve inflammation, refresh the oral cavity, and have an antiseptic and antimicrobial effect. For rinsing, use chamomile, calendula, oak bark, mint. Squeeze aloe juice, apply healing liquid to inflamed areas;
Chlorophyllipt is an inexpensive, effective remedy for eliminating inflammatory processes and freshening breath. The antiseptic solution has a pronounced antimicrobial effect. Check if your child is allergic to eucalyptus: Chlorophyllipt contains an extract of a medicinal plant.

Preventive measures

Following the following rules will help prevent halitosis:

Constant monitoring of the condition of the child’s oral cavity. At the first signs of caries, inflammation, plaque accumulation on the tongue, think about what caused the negative phenomena, contact a pediatric dentist;
Have you noticed that your son or daughter doesn’t brush their teeth correctly or skips the morning or evening routine? Talk to your child and explain what will happen to tooth and gum tissue if hygiene is poor. If pictures depicting defects of teeth and gums (appropriate for age) do not impress, make it a rule to carry out hygienic procedures for oral care together;
On the bathroom shelf there should be children's toothpaste according to age: from 0 to 3, from 4 to 7 years, for teenagers. Each variety contains a specific set of components that strengthen dental tissue. You cannot save money by offering children or schoolchildren the same paste as for adults: the effect on the enamel and gums is too aggressive and irritates incompletely formed tissues; (Read more about Rox children's toothpaste; there is a page about Splat toothpaste);
teach your child to use dental floss and an oral irrigator. Explain why you need to rinse your mouth after every meal. Buy a pharmaceutical rinse without alcohol or prepare a herbal decoction every day;
Teach your child to remove plaque from the tongue - a common cause of bad breath. Buy a bright brush with a ribbed surface on the back of the wide part or select a teaspoon with a non-sharp edge;
Has the orthodontist prescribed braces, a corrective device or plates? Buy a set of dental brushes. A simple device will help to thoroughly clean structures: it is in the locking joints, under the arc, that microbes accumulate, causing rotting of food debris;
Twice a year (or more often, if the quality of the dental/gingival tissue is poor), take the young patient to pediatric dentistry. Timely treatment, prevention of caries, stomatitis, gingivitis, and other diseases of the teeth, mucous membranes, gums, will prevent the development of panic fear of the dental chair; (For more information about caries in children, read the articles);
Feed your child healthy food. Give more vegetables, berries, herbs, fruits. Be sure to include bran, cereals, and fermented milk products in your diet. Reduce the amount of sweets and starchy foods. Give chips and crackers less often or refuse them;
strengthen your immune system. This point is a prerequisite for the prevention of any diseases.

Halitosis, or halitosis, does not only affect adults. If you notice an unpleasant symptom in a child, rush to the doctor: putrid breath, the smell of acetone or a rotten egg are a sign of problems inside the body. An integrated approach to the treatment of diseases of the oral cavity and various organs will restore freshness to your breath.

Video. School of Dr. Komarovsky about bad breath in children:

Healthy children have a neutral breath odor, while infants have a slight aroma of milk. But parents often notice that their child begins to smell differently, and then it is important to identify the cause. An unpleasant aroma, plaque on the tongue and gums, redness of the mucous membranes are signs of diseases, and not only dental ones. Putrid, acetone, ammonia, vinegar odor from a child’s mouth occurs as a result of disruption of the internal organs and the influence of some external factors. Halitosis (bad aroma) is a pathological condition that is a symptom of some kind of disorder. More often, the unpleasant odor is a temporary phenomenon and is eliminated after thorough brushing of the teeth. Children under 3 years of age are especially susceptible to diseases of the oral mucosa, because breast milk acts as a favorable environment for the proliferation of pathological microorganisms. If parents do not clean their infants' mouths daily, washing away plaque, there is a risk of developing fungal stomatitis, which will be accompanied by an unpleasant odor.

Why does a child's mouth smell bad?

The first step towards solving a problem is identifying its cause and aggravating factors.

Bad breath in a child occurs for the following reasons:

lack of hygiene, when parents do not clean the tongue, gums, cheeks and palate;
pathologies of the ENT organs (tonsillitis, laryngitis);
impaired salivation, that is, insufficient washing of the mouth with saliva;
diseases of the stomach and intestines, when frequent regurgitation occurs;
caries of baby teeth;
inflammation of the mucous membrane (stomatitis and gingivitis).

Each factor must be considered separately, and together with the dentist, find out why the mouth smells, because the causes must be eliminated first, which already solves the problem by 99%. You also need to pay attention to age, because a month-old and a one-year-old baby smell like- differently, and each period of life has its own factors that provoke halitosis.

Psychological factor of the disease

Older children may experience a disorder called halitophobia. This is a psychological problem that gives the perception of bad breath when in fact there is no bad breath. Halitophobia can develop in a child who has received psychological trauma, having once taken a remark about bad breath too painfully. This is a serious problem that needs to be addressed to a child psychologist.

Symptoms

Halitosis is a symptom, and therefore other manifestations of the underlying disease will be observed along with it. They can be dental or general.

Unpleasant odor andrelatedhis symptoms:

For gum pathologies- the mucous membrane becomes inflamed due to the accumulation of plaque and pathogenic microorganisms, the waste products of which give an unpleasant odor.
For hyposalivation or dry mucous syndrome- an insufficient amount of saliva is produced, which is why plaque accumulates faster, in addition, this becomes a factor in caries of the deciduous bite. This disorder may be a consequence of diabetes mellitus, vitamin deficiency, taking medications, or undergoing a course of radiation therapy.
With poor oral care in the presence of braces and dentures- food particles accumulate on the structures and begin to rot, causing a corresponding odor.
For caries and other dental diseases- this concerns tooth decay, destruction of hard tissues, because bacteria accumulate in carious cavities, which will be a factor in permanent halitosis.

If everything is fine with the child’s teeth and gums, you need to pay attention to the symptoms in the throat, and when the mouth stinks due to inflammation, children should be treated not only by a dentist, but also by an otolaryngologist.

Cause for concern

Every parent begins to worry about the child’s health after noticing a problem such as halitosis. The first thing to do in this case is to consult a dentist. There are many reasons for this phenomenon, and each is a cause for concern.

According to Komarovsky, unpleasant aromas from babies are a consequence of the predominance of pathogenic microflora over healthy ones, when bacteria become the “masters of the situation.”

Smell of iodine

The smell of iodine emanating from a child may indicate diseases of the endocrine system, so you should definitely contact an endocrinologist. This phenomenon most often indicates an excess of iodine in the body. This can happen after taking medications with this substance, a long stay at sea and in the presence of thyroid pathologies.

In infants, the smell of iodine also indicates that the bacteria Klebsiella has entered the body, which affects the gastrointestinal tract.

Gland

A metallic taste is most likely a sign of iron deficiency anemia. You need to take a urine and blood test to confirm or rule out the disease. Another reason is gastritis with increased acidity of gastric juice. Less often, the smell of metal indicates dysbacteriosis.

Sweetish

A sweet taste and smell is a symptom of liver problems. You need to visit a gastroenterologist and get tested. The most dangerous diseases in this case will be hepatitis and cirrhosis.

Yeast

A yeasty aroma indicates thrush or oral candidiasis. It could also be a helminthic infestation, so in addition to the dentist, you need to visit a gastroenterologist. Thrush often occurs in infants when, due to weakened immunity, an active accumulation of bacteria begins in a favorable milk environment.

Kala

The smell of feces from the mouth of children rarely appears. This phenomenon is associated with metabolic disorders and dysbacteriosis. If this aroma appears, you need to contact an endocrinologist and gastroenterologist.

Urine

An ammonia smell is a sign of diabetes. This may also be a temporary phenomenon if carbohydrate metabolism is disrupted and insulin levels decrease.

Rotten egg smell

The smell of rotten eggs often occurs along with a white coating on the tongue, which indicates pathologies of the hepatobiliary system and gastrointestinal tract. This could be gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and in older children - halitosis.

What is dangerous about bad breath from a child?

The danger of halitosis in a child lies in the fact that each of its causes is a disease that requires treatment. Any changes in the oral cavity of infants and older children should lead to an appointment with a dentist. The doctor will conduct an examination and be able to determine the cause, or refer you to another specialist.

Often it is the dentist who is the first to see the hidden disease of the internal organs that manifests itself in the oral cavity.

Treatment

You can get rid of an unpleasant odor while treating the underlying disease. What kind of therapy will be depends on the specific case I , but there are also general recommendations for parents that will help speed up the recovery process.

What to do to eliminate bad breath in a child:

every morning and eveningclean baby's mouthusing a soft cloth soaked in water;
when there are baby teeth, clean them with a special children’s brush with a small head;
when the child already understands that he needs to spit, start using toothpaste and mouthwash;
Give your child to chew fruits and vegetables every day, which will help cleanse the teeth;
remove from the diet or minimize the consumption of sweets, especially sugar, it is better to replace it with honey;
Give your child more fluid, and it should be pure water or milk, not sweet soda.

If test results exclude any problems with internal organs, treatment of halitosis comes down to following the rules of oral hygiene.

Important! The smell of acetone is especially dangerous. As soon as it starts to emanate from the baby, you need to call an ambulance or take him to the hospital yourself.

What to do if your child has bad breath

What measures should be taken if an unusual odor appears from a child’s mouth:

Examine the baby's mouth; perhaps the cause is food debris stuck between the teeth. In this case, it is enough to remove them and clean them.
Take your child to the dentist.
Visit other doctors to whom the dentist will refer you.
Follow the treatment measures prescribed by your doctor.
In the future, visit your dentist regularly for preventive examinations.

If your child produces little saliva, you can give him water with lemon. If your nose is blocked, rinse it with saline solution.

Preventive measures

How to prevent halitosis in a child:

constantly monitor the condition of teeth and gums by examining the oral cavity in good lighting;
control whether the child brushes his teeth correctly, pointing out mistakes and showing by example;
use age-appropriate toothbrushes and toothpastes;
if you wear braces or other structures, you need to use a full set of care products;
monitor the child’s nutrition, give more fresh vegetables and fruits;
store the baby brush separately from others and in a special case to prevent bacteria from getting on it.

Oral hygiene

With the appearance of baby teeth, maintaining oral hygiene will be a mandatory measure to prevent bad breath. It is wrong to think that temporary crowns do not require maintenance, as they will soon fall out. The process of eruption of permanent teeth depends on their condition. In addition, caries with a milk bite will be a factor in inflammation of the mucous membrane and a constant unpleasant odor. Bacteria located in the carious cavity actively spread to neighboring teeth.

During the period of teething of the milk bite, you need to use a special massager for the gums and clean them with a damp cloth or gauze. As soon as the first crowns appear, they should be cleaned with a small brush with soft bristles.

Conducted studies have confirmed that caries of primary teeth increases the likelihood of damage to permanent teeth. To reduce the risk, the child should be regularly monitored by a dentist, providing timely treatment for caries and its prevention.

Particular attention to hygiene should be paid when there are orthodontic and orthopedic structures in the mouth. Now in pediatric dentistry, bite correction begins at an earlier age, from about 6 years. It is during this period that the bite changes. If your child has had plates or braces installed, visits to the dentist should become frequent to evaluate the condition of the teeth and the entire mouth.