Morning breath is even worse to people who sleep with their mouth open since the air can dry up the mouth easily. Smoking and other medications can cause problems to salivary glands which can lead to chronic dry mouth. Tobacco products Aside from the effect to salivary glands, smoking tobacco products itself can cause bad breath. The onset of these diseases is triggered by the foods you eat, liquid you drink or anything you put in your mouth that can potentially cause bad breath like tobacco products. Bad breath also happens when you miss cleaning your teeth before you go to bed or simply, do not clean your teeth and tongue as you should. Aside from the smoker's breath, substances such as nicotine, tar and odor-producing compounds could accumulate in the soft tissues of the mouth and the area surrounding the teeth. On the other hand, there are dental conditions that are seen as the main causes for producing bad breath. The putrefaction of the teeth would create optimized environment for the breeding of the bacteria. Another bad breath remedy is by making tea out of the following ingredients: boiling water (1 pint), cloves (3 whole), Parsley (2 springs, coarsely chopped), and powdered goldenseal (1/4 tsp.). Place the cloves, parsley and powdered goldenseal on boiling water. Stir it occasionally. Let it cool. Use it twice a day as mouthwash. Drink plenty of water. Another natural cure for bad breath is drinking plenty of water. Bad breath is caused by anaerobic bacteria that break down sugar and protein into VSCs or volatile sulphur compounds. The VSCs are responsible to the foul smell coming out of your mouth. If drying of the mouth can be minimized by washing it off regularly by drinking plenty of water, the thriving of bacteria on your mouth is lessened, thus curing bad breath. This forces your child to use his mouth in breathing which will cause the mouth to dry easily. Another cause of xerostomia is blanket sucking. Child often does this as a habit. Any foreign object trapped in the nose of your child can prevent a free flow of air on the nostrils which makes breathing hard.