Babies and toddlers are usually treated for diseases and their symptoms in the same way as adults. The organism functions in the same way. With the exception of a few different factors such as diet, exercise or personal hygiene.
Odours can of course escape from any orifice in the baby’s body. Babies do not always smell of the delicate, sweet baby odour. What is often noticeable besides the diaper smell is a nasty stench from the mouth.
This is often sweetish, like sugar. What is more noticeable, of course, is when the breath smells sour, almost acrid. What is the reason for bad breath and how can it be treated?
Causes of bad breath in babies
- Probably the most common cause of bad breath is the eruption of milk teeth. During the time that the baby is teething, his eating habits may change. He may refuse some foods because of the pain they cause.
As a result, the composition of the saliva can change, and so can its smell.
- During this time it is important to brush already broken teeth with toothpaste to protect them from caries. You should definitely care for your mouth with toothpaste, not only with water. Because if you wash yourself as an adult only with water, not with soap, you will stink a little over time.
- When brushing your teeth, you should always brush your tongue as well.
If the tongue has a white, non-wipeable coating, it is called tongue sororum. If the tongue is cleaned regularly, this would be recognized early.
- Another – harmless – reason is when the baby has not drunk enough. The mouth is then very dry and the saliva is acidic.
This sour smell is then noticeable. On the other hand, bad breath is also noticeable in connection with too much saliva. Probably just because of the amount of saliva, which also has a strange smell.
- If the little ones drink or eat too early, too much sweetened food, the pH value of the saliva changes towards acidic.
- In small children who already have teeth, bad breath could also come from carious destroyed teeth.
- Inflammation or infection of the oral mucosa should not be ignored. In case of tonsillitis there are always strong odors that can escape through the mouth.
- Even a congenital diabetes disease can lead to a smell of acetone if left untreated.
