• Question: is mouthwash a good idea or a bad idea? and why?

    Asked by chloe10 to MarkF, Mark, Michael, Panos, Sarah on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Panos Soultanas

      Panos Soultanas answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Chloe, it is a good idea as long as you don;t overdo it. I do a mouth wash every night before I go to bed. it helps keep my mouth clean and avid mouth infections especially if one has many fillings.

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      Michael Loughlin answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      clean mouthwash good idea helps remove bacteria that cause tooth decay mouthwash + pseudomonas aeurginosa bad new..someone swallowed some and got the only known gut infection with that bacteria..its usually a lung infecting bacteria

    • Photo: Mark Fogg

      Mark Fogg answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      My brother’s a dentist and he says that if you clean your teeth properly, for a couple of minutes twice a day and don’t eat too much sugary food, you don’t really need it.

    • Photo: Sarah Burl

      Sarah Burl answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Mouthwash is good when your breath smells! Not sure if it really keeps any germs out though!

    • Photo: Mark Travis

      Mark Travis answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      It will make your breath smell better, and help fight tooth decay, so good idea from that respect! There is a tiny bit of data that moutwash can cause some kind of cancers of the mouth (you may have seem this in the press), but this is not backed up well by scientific evidence. So, in general- a good idea!

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