Rinse your mouth with warm – hot water. The temperature should be about the temperature at which you would drink a hot drink. This kills some of the germs, making for a good start.
Rinse your mouth with hot water again.
Use mouthwash.
Rinse around your mouth with water, hot or cold.
Chew on some mints constantly for five minutes. This will give your breath a minty odour. If you don’t want minty breath, eat strawberries instead. Both have been proven to give fresher breath.