What are mouth smell reason and solution

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Asked for Male, 21 Years

My college friend is having a problem of mouth smell. He has a very foul smell coming from his mouth, even when he speaks. He is 20 year old. He has some sticky thing on his tooth surface too. What is the reason for mouth smell and what is the solution for it?

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Dr. C Sreehari Surendran

Internal Medicine 6 yrs exp Thrissur

Consult a dentist All bad breath is due to bacterial infection of teeth or gums.

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Dr. Nikita Sharma General Physician 6 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Nikita Sharma

General Physician 6 yrs exp Bangalore

this condition is called halitosis, there has to be underlying dental issue related to it, please get it checked by dentist