What can I do about "Infection Breath"?

[QuintessentialOHara]

Following dental surgery I am very aware that my mouth smells like I have not flossed in months. What can I do?

Put a tiny drop of tea tree oil on your toothbrush before your toothpaste. Tastes vile, but it will help with the breath and also speed up the healing process. Other than that you should be drinking plenty of fluids, and following your dentists instructions.

Thanks I will get some Tea tree oil.

I have followed the instructions, finished my course of antibiotics, still using corsodyle, but I feel healing is slow.

Pretty sure tea tree oil is poisonous - I wouldn't put it in my mouth.

ok, will check up whether it can be used orally! Thanks!

I'd go to the dentist - personally I think it sounds like you have an infection lingering.

I think I will go to the dentist....

Assume/hope that you're sorted out medically, that the infection has definitely gone?
Can you drink often, to not let your mouth get too dry?
Chew gum, for that minty-freshness?

Random, but when I had really bad sinus infection, I was really worried about awful breath - so I took lots of peppermint capsules. These don't act on your mouth, they break up in the stomach, but they release a lovely minty smell! Obvs this is not an option if you have any stomach issues.

Oh, cross post.
Yes, if you're not 100% sure that the infection has gone, back you go, alas...

Gargling TCP?

Corsydol mouth wash is good.

Swedish, Tea Tree isn't poisonous! Its not recommended that you take it orally, but using one drop to brush your teeth isn't going to have you writhing on the floor! Toothpaste isn't recommended to be swallowed either-would that make you stop using it??

Yeah, but toothpaste doesn't taste vile so happy to give the tea tree a swerve