Less common little tips that can make a BIG difference:

• Give up smoking and chewing tobacco based products. Just give up completely! Ask your dentist for help on how to get rid of this nasty habit.
• Eat a healthy balanced breakfast. Rough foods (like bran for example) can help clean the very back of the tongue of bacteria.
• Cut down on strong flavored foods. This includes spicy foods.

• Cut down on sugary food and drinks which can lead to increasing bacteria in your mouth.
• Reduce your alcohol intake and also drink less coffee.
• Drink plenty of fluids (water is always the best choice). This will help in washing your mouth and keeping it cleaner. Also, it is important to drink a lot as a dry mouth can increase bacterial buildup which can cause Halitosis (as listed in the above section). A dry mouth can also make your bad breath worse.
• You can also chew a sugar-free gum after eating (specially meals that are rich in protein), and/or if your mouth feels dry. This helps in saliva provision. Saliva helps in washing away oral bacteria. It also promotes mechanical activity which aid in keeping the mouth clean, plus it has antibacterial properties. Other things you can try to chew on include fresh parsley, cinnamon sticks and fennel seeds-these are quite common folk remedies.
• Some foods that aid against plaque can also help to fight against bad breath. Try these foods: Peanuts, carrots and celery.
• Basically any foods containing beta-carotene (like carrots) and vitamin C (like tomatoes and peppers, not just oranges!) are play an important role in keeping the health of the mouth and teeth. Another things you should want to eat are foods containing chlorophyll (which gives green vegetables their green colour. Parsley is a good example of food high in chlorophyll), which is considered to be detoxing, sterilizing and a great aid against bad odors.
• Traditional remedies that you should AVOID: Chewing areca-nut and betel-leaf. These come from a South Asian costume among lovers, as bad breath is not very attractive. This can be good against bad breath, however this has other health risks regarding oral cancer and it is therefore not recommended!
• Green tea and black tea can help to stop the growth of bacteria which causes
  bad breath and suppress odors.

Dentures: It is important to take your dentures out at night so that your mouth can get the rest it needs. Dentures should be cleaned every day, twice a day. Follow the next routine to make sure you keep your dentures fresh and clean, and avoid plaque buildup that can cause bad breath-

Use a separate toothbrush to clean your dentures. Do not clean your dentures with toothpaste as it can scratch them and cause stains to build up on the surface. Instead, Clean your dentures thoroughly with soap and lukewarm water, a cream or a tablet specially designed for dentures - cleaning.

Always use a mouth wash, and carry a sugar free chewing gum. Using cinnamon is an effective way to mask bad breath and some tooth pastes and chewing gums will contain cinnamon.