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Bad breath can usually be improved with thorough oral hygiene. I’m not just talking about brushing your teeth and flossing. You should be cleaning your tongue, too.

This includes the sulfur-causing bacteria that cause bad breath. Tongue scraping can help when “you have a lot of bacteria and film on your tongue,” Kosdon said.