Dip your toothbrush in peroxide and brush to kill germs that cause bad breath. You may also gargle with peroxide but have a glass of water ready as you will want to gargle with that also. It really works. Some might have to do two to three days.
By Marie from Salmon, ID
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If you are going to gargle with peroxide, be extra careful to read and follow label directions. HP needs to be diluted with water or else it will burn your mouth badly, and eat the enamel off your teeth, if left on mouth surfaces long enough. You should at least follow up with a water only rinse to get the left over HP off your teeth and gums.
(Which you'll likely want to do anyway, because (oh wow) does HP as a gargle taste horrible!)
Too, be aware that the fizzing that will occur means the HP is actively killing bacteria.
The fizzing is not killing bacteria. It is a reaction to the H2O2 on protein. If you have bad breath you need to go to the dentist and have your teeth cleaned. You may have gum disease. People need to realize Peroxide does not kill germs. If it did medical personnel would use that to sterilize surfaces and skin before they give you an injection instead of alcohol.
Another caution regarding use of peroxide in the mouth is it can cause Black Hairy Tongue and, in some cases after developing it, can lead to Thrush. Sorry to be so graphic but here is a photo:
My goodness....lots of opinions on peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide is a mild antiseptic. See following definition from a medical dictionary. It is not a disinfectant.
Antiseptic:
An agent that kills or prevents the growth of bacteria. This term is generally restricted to agents that are sufficiently non-toxic for superficial application to living tissues. These include the preservatives for eye drops and contact lens solutions. Examples of antiseptics are alcohol, benzalkonium chloride, cetrimide, chlorbutanol, chlorhexidine, hydrogen peroxide, thimerosal (or thiomersalate). Other agents that are too toxic to be applied to living tissues are called disinfectants and are used to sterilize instruments and apparatus.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
While peroxide had been weakly implicated in black hairy tongue; black hairy tongue is a harmless and fleeting condition that usually clears on its own. It is more strongly associated with pepto bismol or cigarettes. I do admit pictures of black hairy tongue can cause you to gag on your morning coffee.
I have used peroxide for decades as a mouthwash once a day. I have very white teeth and no gum disease. To me at least peroxide has no taste and no smell. But it will bleach dark colors if you spill it. My dentist has suggested what ever I am doing I should keep on doing it.
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