With the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan having recently begun, media outlets—led by public service—continue to unpromptedly pump out religious segments. This time, they have managed to connect Ramadan to oral health.

Despite the so-called fast taking place only while the sun is up—and in the evening, indulging in a food orgy—it is still often described as an immense challenge that Muslims must go through.

“In connection with this, many people experience a drier mouth and worse breath,” SVT Nyheter Dalarna reports.

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The state television reporter Abdulla Owada has spoken with dentist Abdullah Saleh in Borlänge.

– Bad breath during Ramadan is common and is often due to the production of saliva decreasing when you don’t eat or drink during the day, says Saleh.

And to avoid bad breath, SVT gives the following tips:

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