# Office workers, how do you ensure fresh breath

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 10, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381 "2011-05-10T10:55:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/1 "2011-05-10T10:55:32Z")

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…after eating snacks/lunch?

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**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/2 "2011-05-10T11:24:53Z")

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I keep a toothbrush and toothpaste in my cupboard at my desk. If I feel stinky, I go off to brush my teeth.

Otherwise, gum.

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**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/3 "2011-05-10T11:28:15Z")

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Water and gum.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/4 "2011-05-10T13:11:43Z")

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I don’t drink coffee, so I get to smell everybody else’s nasty coffee breath. I don’t know if they notice it or not. So don’t drink coffee.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/5 "2011-05-10T14:03:24Z")

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Toothbrush and mints.

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**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/6 "2011-05-10T14:08:44Z")

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Maintaining a strict 5 foot perimeter around myself. Especially after garlic.

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**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/7 "2011-05-10T14:13:02Z")

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Gum, mints, and brushing my teeth. The same things I’d do anywhere else.

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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/8 "2011-05-10T14:19:54Z")

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I’ve got toothpaste and a toothbrush in a drawer with other grooming necessities like deodorant, razors, and shaving lotion.

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**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/9 "2011-05-11T17:17:19Z")

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Listerine breath strips.

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/10 "2011-05-11T17:20:01Z")

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I have quite the collection of Altoids handy at all times.

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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-how-do-you-ensure-fresh-breath/581381/11 "2011-05-11T17:28:45Z")

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Sugar free gum, to be chewed after ingesting anything but water and tea.