Through the two conditioning methods of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, it can play a role in relieving. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the balance of the body in regulating halitosis and chooses treatment methods according to the cause; Western medicine pays attention to quick results and generally prescribes medicine to relieve bad breath quickly.

1. Chinese medicine conditioning

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bad breath is caused by two major reasons, namely, damp heat in the stomach channel. The treatment methods of halitosis caused by these two reasons are different.

(1) Dysphagia caused by food retention

The symptoms of dyspeptic halitosis are long-term loss of appetite, yellow complexion and emaciation, but good spirits. Most of the reasons for this situation are because the baby has improper diet or improper feeding. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that this kind of bad breath should be mainly digestion and stomach.

Medicinal materials: fried malt10g, medicated leaven10g, burnt hawthorn10g, and agastache rugosa 6g.

Methods: Soak all kinds of medicinal materials in water for 20 minutes, then put them in a pot and fry them for 15 minutes. You can take it with a proper amount of sugar when drinking. Note: This prescription is for children aged about 3 years.

(2) Dampness and heat in stomach meridian.

The symptoms of damp-heat in the stomach meridian are yellow and red tongue coating, accompanied by bad breath, restless sleep and irritability, and some babies sometimes have dry stools. Chinese medicine believes that this kind of halitosis can mainly clear away heat and dry dampness.

Medicinal materials: Erhua 10g, Pogostemon cablin 6g, Eupatorium odoratum 6g, Gardenia 6g, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei 2g can be added when the stool is dry.

Methods: Soak all kinds of medicinal materials in water for 20 minutes, then put them in a pot and fry them for 15 minutes. You can take it with a proper amount of sugar when drinking. Note: This prescription is for children aged about 3 years. Children's halitosis can be treated with both traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.

2. Western medicine treatment of children's halitosis

When the baby has bad breath, the mother chooses one of hydrogen peroxide 1%, soda water 2% or boric acid water 2% to gargle the baby, which can relieve the baby's bad breath. But mothers should pay special attention to the use of antibiotics under the guidance of doctors and not abuse them.