How do you get rid of the smell of rotten teeth?

Flossing once a day with dental floss or water and using daily mouthwash will also help fight bacteria that cause the smell of rotting teeth and tooth decay. The treatment you receive for a tooth that smells bad will depend on the cause of the bad smell. In some cases, simply cleaning the tooth and the area below the gum line is enough. In the case of tooth decay, filling the cavity is usually sufficient to eliminate the odor.

Halitosis, also known as bad breath, is often the result of an excess of bacteria in the mouth. While bacteria primarily cause tooth decay, they can also cause tooth decay in other parts of the body. A decayed tooth produces a stinky smell. If you have bad breath or notice a strange smell in your mouth, you may have one or more rotten teeth.

Tooth decay creates a sulfurous or smelly odor due to the decay of enamel and dentin. As bacteria consume these substances, they release a gas in the mouth that creates the unpleasant smell that occurs with cavities and rotting teeth. Whether you have mild dental pain or an advanced rotting tooth that gives off an odor, the board-certified oral surgeons at Oral %26 Facial Surgery of Utah can help. Oddly enough, just as you can smell the smell of rotting fruit, you can smell the smell of a rotting tooth.

When bacteria in the mouth begin to feed on the tooth, they can emit an odor and the tooth smells bad. The dentist will likely smell both the breath from the mouth and nose and will rate the smell on a scale. Usually, when a tooth starts to smell enough for you to notice, it's in a more advanced stage of decay.